An Evaluation of the Use of Serum 7-alpha-hydroxycholestenone as a Diagnostic Test of Bile Acid Malabsorption Causing Watery Diarrhea

Autor: W Gordon Brydon, Pearl Culbert, Kathleen Kingstone, Ann Jarvie, Marietta Iacucci, Merel Tenhage, Subrata Ghosh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 25, Iss 6, Pp 319-323 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2011/701287
Popis: BACKGROUND: Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is a recognized cause of watery diarrhea, often diagnosed empirically based on clinical response to cholestyramine. The radionuclide selenium-labelled homocholic acid-taurine whole body retention test is expensive, labour intensive and of limited availability.
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