Evaluation of A Checklist for Rapid Evaluation of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

At present, fecal elastase-1 ELISA determination is the most sensitive and specific tubeless pancreatic function test available. However, the results are not available the same day in routine clinical practice. This prospective study aims at evaluating the sensitivity and specificity of the Elastase-1 Quick™ Test by comparing the results with the ELISA test.The study was composed of three groups: the screening-diagnosed cystic fibrosis (CF)...