Specificity of a Polyclonal Fecal Elastase ELISA for CELA3. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Elastase is a proteolytic pancreatic enzyme that passes through the gastrointestinal tract undergoing only limited degradation. ELISA tests to determine stool elastase concentrations have therefore been developed for the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic ...
Frank Ulrich Weiss +2 more
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Fecal Elastase Levels Predict Honeycombing in Pancreas Detected with Endoscopic Ultrasound [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018 Background and Study Aims. We aimed to demonstrate the association between fecal elastase levels and Rosemont categories in patients with chronic changes in pancreas detected with endoscopic ultrasound. Patients and Methods.
Sinan Akay, Burcu Şirin, Belkıs Ünsal
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Prediction of pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy by preoperative dynamic CT and fecal elastase-1 levels. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To validate preoperative dynamic CT and fecal elastase-1 level in predicting the development of pancreatic fistulae after pancreatoduodenectomy.For 146 consecutive patients, CT attenuation values of the nontumorous pancreatic parenchyma were ...
Jung-Hyun Kang +6 more
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Negative impact of reduced exocrine pancreatic function on sarcopenia risk in the asymptomatic general population [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundIn patients with pancreatic disease, exocrine insufficiency facilitates sarcopenia. Here, we investigated whether impaired exocrine function in the asymptomatic general population is also associated with sarcopenia.MethodsWe pooled data from ...
Mats L. Wiese +11 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Measurement of Fecal Elastase-1 in Detection of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018 Mohamed O Othman
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Elastase-1 Test for Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
United European Gastroenterology JournalJ Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz +2 more
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Diagnostics, 2023 Background: Many efforts have been made to improve accuracy and sensitivity in diagnosing chronic pancreatitis (CP), obtaining quantitative assessments related to functional data.
Maria Chiara Ambrosetti +6 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2021 The article describes and analyzes the results of bioelectrical impedance analysis in patients with chronic pancreatitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease considering the level of fecal elastase-1.The aim of our study was to investigate the ...
T. Lazaruk, O. Fediv
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Gastroenterologìa, 2023 Background. Chronic pancreatitis and malnutrition are associated with cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular events, while the role of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency as a risk factor for cardiovascular events is unknown.
A.Yu. Filippova, V.V. Kryvoshei
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How Are Imaging Findings Associated with Exocrine Insufficiency in Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis?
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2022 Aim The aim is to study the association between imaging findings in chronic pancreatitis and fecal elastase 1 (FE1) in patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (ICP).
Ranjan Shetty +5 more
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