Steatocrit and Sudan IIi in the study of steatorrhea in children: comparison with the van de Kamer method
Maranhão, H.S.; Wehba, J.
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia 32(3): 140-145
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-2803 PMID: 8728789 Document Number: 443116
Steatorrhea was investigated in 50 children, through Van de Kamer test, Sudan III and steatocrit, in order to compare these three methods. Steatocrit showed better correlation with Van de Kamer test, obtaining sensibility and specificity of 91% and 87%, respectible, on stools took before homogenizing the feces collected during 72 hours. In this same situation, Sudan III showed sensibility of 73% and specificity of 69%. As in the Van de Kamer test, steatocrit represents the final expression of all fecal lipids, what does not happen with Sudan III.