Fecal alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance in the differential diagnosis of steatorrhea.
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
; 22(2): 95-8, 1992.
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| ID: bin-38046
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ABSTRACT
We reviewed the fecal fat excretion and alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance results of 160 patients with steatorrhea in whom a final diagnosis was obtained, based on history, physical examination, and radiological, functional and morphological tests. Twenty-two patients had pancreatic diseases and 138 had steatorrhea due to gastrointestinal diseases. alpha 1-antitrypsin clearance was invariably normal in chronic pancreatitis, but there was only a 23 to 50
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Collection:
06-national
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AR
Database:
BINACIS
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta gastroenterol. latinoam
Year:
1992
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Argentina