Stool test for exocrine pancreatic function testing
Pancreatic Elastase 1 the gold standard for non-invasive pancreatic function testing
... now also as a quick test
The ScheBo® • Pancreas Elastase 1 Quick™ stool test is an easy and reliable rapid test for the detection of pancreatic elastase 1 in stool samples, which is considered the gold standard in non-invasive pancreatic function testing.
Sample material: tiny stool sample
The benefits of ScheBo® · Pancreas Elastase 1 Quick™ Tests:
- Pancreatic elastase 1 is intestinally stable and pancreas-specific
- High sensitivity and specificity
- Made from monoclonal antibodies
- Gold standard of non-invasive exocrine pancreatic function testing
- Substitution therapy has no effect on test results
- Not aected by foodstus
- No special diet required
- A tiny stool sample is sufficient
- Test result within a few minutes
- Easy to perorm
- No additional equipment needed
When should pancreatic elastase be determined:
- Diagnosis/exclusion of pancreatic involvement in patients with gastrointestinal problems, epigastric pain, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, overweight, gallstone disease and osteoporosis
- Diagnosis/exclusion of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency caused, for example, by chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, papillary stenosis, celiac disease and diabetes