What is a good pancreatic elastase level?
What is a good pancreatic elastase level?
Pancreatic elastase concentrations above 200 mcg/g are normal and are not indicative of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Pancreatic elastase concentrations from 100-200 mcg/g are suggestive for moderate exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
What is a pancreatic elastase 1 test?
Pancreatic Elastase-1. The Elastase-1 is a quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for measuring concentrations of elastase-1 in feces as an aid in diagnosis of the exocrine pancreatic function.
What does it mean if pancreatic elastase is low?
If your results show a low amount of elastase, it probably means you have pancreatic insufficiency. Your provider will probably order more tests to diagnose the cause of the insufficiency. These tests may include: Blood tests to measure levels of pancreatic enzymes.
What should your faecal elastase be?
Reference range: <100 ug/g = Severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, 100-200 ug/g = Moderate to mild exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, >200 ug/g = Normal.
Is pancreatic elastase 400 normal?
Diagnosing Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Intermediate pancreatic function is diagnosed at 200–400 ug/g and normal pancreatic function is anywhere above 400 ug/g. Any value that presents at lower than the 400 ug/g warrants treatment with digestive enzyme supplementation.
How accurate is pancreatic elastase test?
Diagnostic accuracy was 92% for fecal EL-1 and 82% for FCT. Steatocrit values were over the normal limit in 11 patients with small intestine diseases; in 7/11 of these patients at least one of the pancreatic test results was below the normal limit.
Is pancreatic insufficiency serious?
Damage to the cells producing pancreatic enzymes leads to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, which is a serious problem leading to malnutrition, complications, and poor quality of life.
How do you interpret faecal elastase?
Interpretation: Faecal elastase is reduced in pancreatic exocrine failure. Malabsorption is not usually obvious until > 95% of the pancreas has been destroyed. Values of 100-200 µg/g indicate moderate, and < 100 µg/g severe, pancreatic insufficiency.
