A Randomized Crossover Study of Secretin-Stimulated Endoscopic and Dreiling Tube Pancreatic Function Test Methods in Healthy Subjects

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 101; no. 2; pp. 351 - 355
• Main Authors: Stevens, Tyler, Conwell, Darwin L., Zuccaro, Gregory, Van Lente, Frederick, Purich, Edward, Khandwala, Farah, Fein, Seymour
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing 01.02.2006; Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adult; Bicarbonates - metabolism; Biological and medical sciences; Cross-Over Studies; Duodenoscopy - methods; Duodenum - metabolism; Female; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Gastrointestinal Agents; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Intestinal Secretions - chemistry; Intubation, Gastrointestinal - methods; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pancreas - secretion; Pancreatic Function Tests; Reference Values; Secretin; Human; Gastrointestinal hormone; Healthy subject; Gastroenterology; Secretin; Endoscopy; Pancreas

We have developed an endoscopic method of secretin endoscopic pancreatic function testing (ePFT) to simplify duodenal fluid collection. Validation of the ePFT requires a direct comparison to the traditional PFT using a Dreiling tube (DT). Our aim was to compare bicarbonate concentrations [HCO3-] obt...