An Evaluation of the Use of Serum 7-alpha-hydroxycholestenone as a Diagnostic Test of Bile Acid Malabsorption Causing Watery Diarrhea
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 availabilit...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/701287 |
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