Clinical evaluation of the 14C-Triolein Breath Test: a critical analysis.
Twenty-two hospital patients without gastrointestinal symptoms and fourteen patients with clinically suspected fat malabsorption were studied using the 14C-Triolein Breath Test and three day fecal fat estimation. The 14C-Triolein Breath Test was 100% sensitive and 86% specific for fat malabsorption. Three day fecal fat estimations were 86% sensitive and 91% specific. These data confirm the high sensitivity and specificity obtained using the 14C-Triolein Breath Test. The speed and convenience of the 14C-Triolein Breath Test plus acceptable sensitivity and specificity make this a practical screening test to detect fat malabsorption.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001944:Breath Tests; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014304:Triolein
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D014304:Triolein