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Fecal Elastase in Preterm Infants to Predict Growth Outcomes. [PDF]
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 2023 Objectives:Preterm infants are born functionally pancreatic insufficient with decreased pancreatic production of lipase and proteases. Developmental pancreatic insufficiency (PI) may contribute to reduced nutrient absorption and growth failure. We sought to determine longitudinal fecal elastase (ELA1) levels in a cohort of preterm infants and whether ...
Holzapfel LF +7 more
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Association of Low Fecal Elastase-1 and Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2018 Non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD) is a term used to define a set of symptoms that are believed to originate from the gastroduodenal region, and no underlying organic, systemic, or metabolic reason can be found. The majority of patients suffer from chronic symptoms although half of the patients report improvement in symptoms with time.
Tahtaci M +6 more
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DiagnosticsBackground: Numerous immunoassays have been commercialized to determine pancreatic elastase (PE) in feces in screening for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), but how the different assays compare to one another is controversial, especially in the ...
Jasna Lenicek Krleza +3 more
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Dorsal Pancreatic Agenesis Associated With New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus and Acute Pancreatitis in an 18-Year-Old Man: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Dorsal pancreatic agenesis (DPA) is a rare congenital disorder resulting from failure of development of the dorsal pancreatic bud. Complete DPA implies absence of the pancreatic neck, body, and tail and can be associated with both diabetes mellitus and pancreatitis. The patient was an 18‐year‐old man admitted with a history of epigastric pain,
Rab M +5 more
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Fecal Elastase: A Useful Test for Pancreatic Insufficiency? [PDF]
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 2010 This is an excerpt from the content: Pancreatic fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) has become the first-line test of pancreatic function. Our experience as a referral center for pancreatic disease suggests that in the minds of most gastroenterologists, a low FE-1 is diagnostic of pancreatic insufficiency. The paper by Evans and colleagues in the current issue of
Tod, Jo, Fine, David
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Effect of autonomic dysfunction on the exocrine function of the pancreas in chronic pancreatitis
Gastroenterologìa, 2022 Background. The article evaluates the impact of autonomic dysfunction according to the heart rate variability data and the Spielberger-Khanin questionnaire on the exocrine function of the pancreas in chronic pancreatitis (CP).
Z.I. Sabat, L.S. Babinets
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2010 Abstract Background An assay for the measurement of pancreatic elastase in dog feces has been introduced. Hypothesis/Objectives The goal of this study was to evaluate the rate of false-positive fecal-elastase test ...
Steiner, J M +2 more
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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2014 Context Fecal elastase is a noninvasive test for pancreatic insufficiency diagnosis. Objectives Evaluate the usefulness of fecal elastase 1 for the indication of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency among former alcohol addicts and patients with chronic ...
Rejane MATTAR +5 more
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Impaired exocrine pancreatic function in different stages of type 1 diabetes
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2021 Introduction Aim of this study was to investigate the pancreatic exocrine function in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) by multiple non-invasive tests.Research design and methods The study is a single-center, cross-sectional study of pancreatic ...
Giulia Martina Cavestro +13 more
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Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2013 One of the complications of diabetes mellitus is the development of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Fecal elastase 1 is a good marker of pancreatic exocrine secretion.
A. A. Nizhevich +4 more
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