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Serum Feline Trypsin-Like Immunoreactivity in Cats with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

2000; Wiley; Volume: 14; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1892/0891-6640(2000)014 2.3.co;2

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Jörg M. Steiner, D. A. Williams,

Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is thought to occur rarely in cats. This assumption has been made based on the lack of a specific test for this disease in the cat. Clinical data from the 1st 20 cats with serum feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI) concentrations < or = 8 microg/L are presented. In 17 of these 20 cats compelling evidence for a diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) was present and in the remaining 3 supportive evidence for a diagnosis of EPI was available. The conclusion was made that serum fTLI concentration is a specific test for EPI in the cat.