A NEW TEST OF PANCREATIC FUNCTION BASED ON STARCH TOLERANCE
Authors: T L ALTHAUSEN, K UYEYAMA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 September 1954A NEW TEST OF PANCREATIC FUNCTION BASED ON STARCH TOLERANCETHEODORE L. ALTHAUSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P., KAHN UYEYAMA, M.D.THEODORE L. ALTHAUSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P., KAHN UYEYAMA, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-3-563 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn searching for a test of pancreatic function which would be useful in the diagnosis of chronic diseases of the pancreas, as well as practical under conditions of ordinary hospital and office practice, the authors explored the possibility of utilizing the digestive action of pancreatic juice on gelatin and on starch in the small intestine.A gelatin tolerance test was first proposed by West, Wilson and Eyles1for the purpose of diagnosing cystic fibrosis of the pancreas in children. 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