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PANCREATIC ELASTASE: PURIFICATION, PROPERTIES, AND FUNCTION
N G, BRINK, U J, LEWIS, D E, WILLIAMS
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Specificity of a Polyclonal Fecal Elastase ELISA for CELA3. [PDF]
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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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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Prediction of pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy by preoperative dynamic CT and fecal elastase-1 levels. [PDF]
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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Background: Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose early since tumor markers have low sensitivity and specificity. We simultaneously measured serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9, pancreatic elastase-1, lipase, and amylase, and evaluated the accuracy
Chi-Ying Yang +8 more
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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Manifesting Before Insulin Dependence in Adult-Onset Type 1 Diabetes. [PDF]
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Manifesting Before Insulin Dependence in Adult‐Onset Type 1 Diabetes. Unexplained steatorrhea or weight loss in people with diabetes warrants further investigations including imaging of abdomen/pancreas, exocrine pancreatic function and diabetes antibody testing.
Pavlou P, Pandit S, Karalliedde J.
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Background: In the pancreatic cancer can occur pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) that can be detected by measurement of fecal elastase-1 level. The aim of this study was to identify the proportion and the degree of PEI, proportion of steatorrhea in
Abdul Rahman M +4 more
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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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Pancreatic biomarkers: role in diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that cause high blood sugar levels. The most common type is type 2 diabetes, which is caused by insulin resistance and inadequate insulin production.
Sana Rafaqat +4 more
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Background While numerous interventions effectively interfered with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation/progression in preclinical models, none of the successes translated into clinical success.
Gabor Gäbel +15 more
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