title: [Excretory pancreatic function: comparison of indirect function tests with the secretin-cholecystokinin test].
abstract: In 72 patients with chronic pancreatitis results of tbe secretin-cholecystokinin test were compared with those of several indirect test of pancreatic function (faecal fat content, chymotrypsin activity in faeces, peptide-PABA test, fluorescein-dilaurate test and weight of faeces). In 46 patients with markedly impaired pancreatic secretion the indirect tests were abnormal in 56-83% of cases. In 26 patients with normal or upper-limit-of-normal excretory function the same tests were abnormal in 15-77%. These results indicate that indirect tests of pancreatic function are of only limited value in the early diagnosis of pancreatic insufficiency.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D002908:Chronic Disease; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010186:Pancreatic Function Tests; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012633:Secretin
chemical_list: D012633:Secretin; D002766:Cholecystokinin
vernacular_title: Exkretorische Pankreasfunktion: Vergleich indirekter Funktionsprüfungen mit dem Sekretin-Cholecystokinin-test.