Exocrine function of the pancreas in patients with ulcerative colitis
Burkovskaia, V.A.; Beloborodova, E.I.; Glinskaia, O.N.; Markidonova, A.A.; Naumova, E.L.; Akimova, L.A.; Kvach, E.A.; Kaksht, A.E.
Klinicheskaia Meditsina 88(1): 46-49
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2149 PMID: 20369612 Document Number: 647065
Fecal elastase-1 was measured in 38 patients with ulcerative colitis to evaluate the functional state of pancreas by enzyme immunoassay with the use of monoclonal antibodies. It was shown that absolute and relative fecal elastase-1 levels in patients with chronic inflammatory intestinal disorders significantly decreased with increased severity of the disease.