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Value of Indirect Pancreatic Function Tests

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Chronic Pancreatitis

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Abstract

Two principally different procedures are available for investigating exocrine pancreatic function (Table 1):

  1. 1.

    Direct pancreatic function tests, measuring the contents of pancreatic secretion (bicarbonate and enzymes)

  2. 2.

    Indirect pancreatic function tests, whereby diminished digestive capability signifies exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Municipal Hospital of Lüneburg, Bögeistrasse l, D-2120, Lüneburg, Germany

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Lankisch, P.G. (1990). Value of Indirect Pancreatic Function Tests. In: Beger, H.G., Büchler, M., Ditschuneit, H., Malfertheiner, P. (eds) Chronic Pancreatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75319-0_37

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