TY - JOUR
AU1 - Peuchant,, E
AU2 - Salles,, C
AU3 - Jensen,, R
AB - Abstract We have developed a "fecalogram" to present the analytical results for four characteristics of fecal specimens: dry weight, total nitrogen, total fat, and hydrolyzed fat, measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. This technique gives results as precise as those of more traditional analyses for these four components. The respective correlation coefficients are 0.973, 0.960, 0.974, and 0.978. The CVs for this technique range from 1.19% to 2.88%. Among the digestive disorders revealed by this fecalogram is steatorrhea, which can be differentiated as being of pancreatic or intestinal etiology. The percentage of total fat that is hydrolyzed is significantly (P less than 0.0001) greater in patients with malabsorption (greater than 70%) than in those with maldigestion (less than 70%). This content is only available as a PDF. © 1988 The American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)
TI - Value of a spectroscopic fecalogram in determining the etiology of steatorrhea.
JF - Clinical Chemistry
DO - 10.1093/clinchem/34.1.5
DA - 1988-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/value-of-a-spectroscopic-fecalogram-in-determining-the-etiology-of-VEP7SyKE1f
SP - 5
EP - 8
VL - 34
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -