Chapter 31. Pancreatic Function Tests for Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency of Other Etiologies: Which Tests are Necessary and How Should They be Performed in Clinical Routine?
- J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz MD PhD1,
- Peter Malfertheiner MD2
Published Online: 25 OCT 2007
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987506.ch31
Copyright © 2005 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Clinical Pancreatology: For Practising Gastroenterologists and Surgeons
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How to Cite
Domínguez-Muñoz, J. E. (2007) Pancreatic Function Tests for Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency of Other Etiologies: Which Tests are Necessary and How Should They be Performed in Clinical Routine?, in Clinical Pancreatology: For Practising Gastroenterologists and Surgeons (eds J. E. Domínguez-Muñoz and P. Malfertheiner), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470987506.ch31
Editor Information
- 1
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- 2
Professor and Head of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Publication History
- Published Online: 25 OCT 2007
- Published Print: 10 DEC 2004
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405122764
Online ISBN: 9780470987506
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Keywords:
- pancreatic function tests;
- chronic pancreatitis;
- secretin-cholecystokinin test;
- endoscopic test;
- fecal tests
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Direct tests
Indirect tests
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