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Increased sensitivity of the cholylglycine breath test for detecting ileal dysfunction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1116667     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Deconjugation of bile salts was assessed by measuring the rate of appearance of 14-CO2 in the breath after the administration of cholyl [1-14-C]glycine to patients with ileal dysfunction (ileitis or ileal resection), cholesterol cholelithiasis with or without cholecystectomy, and control subjects (healthy or with diarrhea). Vitamin B12 absorption was also measured in many of the patients with ileal dysfunction by determining the recovery of 57-Co in the urine (Schilling test). The percentage of administered 14-C excreted in breath 14-CO2 was increased in the patients with ileal dysfunction, but there was considerable overlap between the patients with ileal dysfunction and the control subjects. Breath 14-CO2 was excreted more rapidly in all the patients with ileal dysfunction than in the control subjects. Of the calculated 24-hr breath excretion 78.3 plus or minus 8.9% SD of administered 14-C was excreted in 12 hr in the patients with ileal dysfunction, compared to 39.1 plus or minus 13.1% in the control subjects; only 1 of the 19 patients with ileal dysfunction overlapped with the control subjects. The Schilling test was normal orequivocal in 5 of 14 patients with ileal dysfunction. The percentage of administered 14-C excreted in breath 14-CO2 was increased in patients with cholecystectomy, but excretion was not more rapid than in the control subjects. The data suggest that the sensitivity of the breath test for diagnosing ileal dysfunction may be usefully increased by determining the rate of excretion of breath 14CO2.
Authors:
G W Hepner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gastroenterology     Volume:  68     ISSN:  0016-5085     ISO Abbreviation:  Gastroenterology     Publication Date:  1975 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1975-06-02     Completed Date:  1975-06-02     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374630     Medline TA:  Gastroenterology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  8-16     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Breath Tests*
Carbon Dioxide / analysis*
Carbon Radioisotopes
Cholecystectomy
Cholelithiasis / diagnosis
Cholic Acids / diagnostic use*
Diarrhea / diagnosis
Enteritis / surgery
Female
Glycocholic Acid / diagnostic use*
Humans
Ileitis / diagnosis,  surgery
Ileum / physiopathology*
Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis
Intestine, Small / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Radiation Injuries / surgery
Schilling Test
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Carbon Radioisotopes; 0/Cholic Acids; 124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide; 475-31-0/Glycocholic Acid

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