CLINICAL APPLICATION OF FECAL ELASTASE TEST IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PANCREATITIS / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical application of fecal elastase test in exocrine insufficiency of chronic pancreatitic patieats. The fecal elastase 1 was detected by ELISA method in 55 cases with chronic pancreatitis(CP) and 25 cases with nonpancreatic digestive disease, and the urine BT PABA was measured by DACA method simultaniously.The results showed that the fecal elastase 1 and urine BT PABA excretion in patients with CP were much lower than those in patients with nonpancreatic disease ( P