If your doctor thinks you may have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), they’ll order a combination of stool, blood, imaging, and pancreatic function tests. Share on Pinterest 1467188045 Patricio ...
A four-biomarker blood panel of aminopeptidase N (ANPEP), polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR), CA19-9, and ...
National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported investigators have developed a blood test to find pancreatic ductal ...
This rare, but serious, digestive disorder usually requires several lab tests and a physical examination to be diagnosed accurately. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a rare disorder where ...
A panel of four biomarkers had high accuracy for distinguishing cancer from noncancer ...
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) causes clay-colored, greasy stools that smell foul. A stool test to check for low levels of the elastase enzyme can help diagnose the condition. The pancreas ...
A new blood test could diagnose pancreatic cancer much earlier, improving survival rates for people with the disease. A large part of the reason for this poor prognosis is that pancreatic cancer is ...
Background and aims: The concentration of human pancreatic elastase1 in faeces reflects exocrine pancreatic function. Patients with allergy may have damaged intestinal mucosa or inflammation within ...