Breath testing for the diagnosis of pancreatic disease.
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DOI: 10.1097/mog.0000000000000664
Abstract: PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pancreatic function tests are mainly used for the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in patients with pancreatic diseases or after pancreatic or gastric surgery. Breath tests evaluate not just pancreatic secretion… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; mtg breath; breath; breath test ... See more keywords
13C-Mixed Triglyceride Breath Test and Fecal Elastase as an Indirect Pancreatic Function Test in Cystic Fibrosis Infants
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DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001905
Abstract: Background: The ‘gold standard’ test for the indirect determination of pancreatic function status in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF), the 72-hour fecal fat excretion test, is likely to become obsolete in the near future. Alternative… read more here.
Keywords: cystic fibrosis; breath test; pancreatic function; test ... See more keywords