Comparing the urinary pancreolauryl ratio and faecal elastase-1 as indicators of pancreatic insufficiency in clinical practice

Pancreatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 196-200

  Elphick, D A ^a,b   Kapur, K ^a  

^a BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Exocrine pancreatic function; Faecal elastase 1; Pancreolauryl ratio

Indexed keywords

PANCREAS ENZYME; PANCREATIC ELASTASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 19944420469     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085271     Document Type: Article

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