EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY IN CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS: A NEW PROBLEM OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
One of the complications of diabetes mellitus is the development of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Fecal elastase 1 is a good marker of pancreatic exocrine secretion. The aim of the study was to evaluate the pancreatic exocrine secretion in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus with fecal elast...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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"Paediatrician" Publishers LLC
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Вопросы современной педиатрии |
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| Online Access: | https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/389 |
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| Summary: | One of the complications of diabetes mellitus is the development of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Fecal elastase 1 is a good marker of pancreatic exocrine secretion. The aim of the study was to evaluate the pancreatic exocrine secretion in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus with fecal elastase 1 test to estimate the possible need for exogenous pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy. The exocrine pancreatic function was evaluated in 54 diabetic children on the basis of steatocrite test and a determination of fecal elastase 1 concentrations. Compared to the controls, the diabetic children had significantly lower levels of fecal elastase 1 concentration (p<0,001). Steatorrhoea was registered in all patients with fecal elastase 1 level < 200 µg/g stool. All those patients were treated with pancreatin (creon) for 1 month. A reduction of fat excretion was observed in the pancreatin treated group at the end of the study. Pancreatin replacement therapy can be used safely in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus associated with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-5527 1682-5535 |