Assessment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and pancreatic enzyme dose-response using the 13C-Mixed triglyceride breath test

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Authors: Mathias Ellgaard Cook, Dean Campbell, Marianne Køhler, Tina Okdahl, J. Enrique Domínguez‐Muñoz, J-Matthias Löhr, Miroslav Vujasinović, Jutta Keller, Péter Hegyi, Søren Schou Olesen, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
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Abstract

Faecal elastase-1 testing is the most commonly used method for diagnosing pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), but has poor diagnostic precision and cannot guide titration of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). An alternative is 13C-mixed triglyceride breath test. We investigated concordance between breath test and faecal elastase-1, and response to bicarbonate-buffered enzymes. In this prospective study, adults with faecal elastase

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Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

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2 February 2026