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- Title
Assessment of Exocrine Pancreatic Dysfunction in Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Authors
Kataoka, Keisho; Hosoda, Masanori; Yasuda, Hiroaki; Sakagami, Junichi; Kato, Masato; Kashima, Kei
- Abstract
The clinical diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is usually based on imaging studies, pancreatic function tests, and the presence of characteristic clinical features. In Japan, diagnostic criteria for chronic pancreatitis were established in 1995. The secretin test (a duodenal intubation test) and the combination of noninvasive tests, N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid (BT-PABA) and fecal chymotrypsin (FCT), have been recommended for evaluating exocrine pancreatic function in patients with chronic pancreatitis. In the present study, the diagnostic value of these two noninvasive tests was compared to the secretin test. Although noninvasive tests are less sensitive and specific for determining exocrine pancreatic dysfunction than the secretin test, greater reliability for diagnosing chronic pancreatitis can be obtained by performing the BT-PABA and FCT simultaneously. Assessment of exocrine pancreatic function is important not only to diagnose chronic pancreatitis but also to decide a treatment method with pancreatic enzyme preparation.
- Subjects
EXOCRINE glands; PANCREATITIS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; SECRETIN; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Digestion, 1999, Vol 60, p86
- ISSN
0012-2823
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000051461