Poor diagnostic values of stool analysis and steatocrit test in detecting exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Poor diagnostic values of stool analysis and steatocrit test in detecting exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

BACKGROUND Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is one of the most challenging cases to be diagnosed accurately in Indonesia because of the unavailability of the fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) test, which is the primary indirect diagnostic tool till date. Stool analysis and steatocrit test are feasible...

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Main Authors: Ariani Dewi Widodo, Ina Susianti Timan, Saptawati Bardosono, Minarma Siagian, Widdy Winarta, Dwi Prasetyo, Agus Firmansyah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2019-08-01
Series:Medical Journal of Indonesia
Subjects:
children
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
body fat
malabsorption syndromes
pancreatic elastase
pancreatic function tests
Online Access:https://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1690

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