Journal article
Exocrine Pancreatic Function Tests: A Review
Abstract
Exocrine pancreatic function tests (PFTs) remain of value in the diagnosis and assessment of chronic pancreatic disease. Direct intubation PFTs, using secretin/cholecystokinin or secretin/caerulein as the stimulants, continue to the the 'gold standard', although they are invasive, expensive and time consuming. Tubeless indirect tests, ie, the N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-para-aminobe-zoic acid and pancreolauryl tests, have gained increasing acceptance …
Authors
Li Y; Chiverton SG; Hunt RH
Journal
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 153–161
Publisher
Hindawi
Publication Date
1989
DOI
10.1155/1989/412302
ISSN
2291-2789