BACKGROUND: A modified (13)C-mixed triglyceride breath test ((13)C -MTGT) detects moderate pancreatic exocrine insufficiency noninvasively and reliably, but it requires prolonged breath sampling (6 hours (hr)). OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate whether (13)C -MTGT can be abbreviated, to optimize clinical usability. METHODS: We analyzed the (13)C-MTGT of 200 consecutive patients, retrospectively. Cumulative 1-5 hr (13)C-exhalation values were compared with the standard parameter (6-hr cumulative (13)C-exhalation). We determined the sensitivity and specificity of shortened breath sampling periods, by comparison with the normal values from 10 healthy volunteers, whom also underwent a secretin test to quantitate pancreatic secretion. Moreover, we evaluated the influence of gastric emptying (GE), using a (13)C-octanoic acid breath test in a subset (N = 117). RESULTS: The 1-5 hr cumulative (13)C-exhalation tests correlated highly and significantly with the standard parameter (p < 0.0001). Sensitivity for detection of impaired lipolysis was high (≥77%), but the specificity was low (≥38%) for the early measurements. Both parameters were high after 4 hrs (88% and 94%, respectively) and 5 hrs (98% and 91%, respectively). Multivariate linear correlation analysis confirmed that GE strongly influenced early postprandial (13)C-exhalation during the (13)C-MTGT. CONCLUSION: Shortening of the (13)C -MTGT from 6 to 4 hrs of duration was associated with similar diagnostic accuracy, yet increased clinical usability. The influence of GE on early postprandial results of the (13)C-MTGT precluded further abbreviation of the test.
BACKGROUND: A modified (13)C-mixed triglyceride breath test ((13)C -MTGT) detects moderate pancreatic exocrine insufficiency noninvasively and reliably, but it requires prolonged breath sampling (6 hours (hr)). OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate whether (13)C -MTGT can be abbreviated, to optimize clinical usability. METHODS: We analyzed the (13)C-MTGT of 200 consecutive patients, retrospectively. Cumulative 1-5 hr (13)C-exhalation values were compared with the standard parameter (6-hr cumulative (13)C-exhalation). We determined the sensitivity and specificity of shortened breath sampling periods, by comparison with the normal values from 10 healthy volunteers, whom also underwent a secretin test to quantitate pancreatic secretion. Moreover, we evaluated the influence of gastric emptying (GE), using a (13)C-octanoic acid breath test in a subset (N = 117). RESULTS: The 1-5 hr cumulative (13)C-exhalation tests correlated highly and significantly with the standard parameter (p < 0.0001). Sensitivity for detection of impaired lipolysis was high (≥77%), but the specificity was low (≥38%) for the early measurements. Both parameters were high after 4 hrs (88% and 94%, respectively) and 5 hrs (98% and 91%, respectively). Multivariate linear correlation analysis confirmed that GE strongly influenced early postprandial (13)C-exhalation during the (13)C-MTGT. CONCLUSION: Shortening of the (13)C -MTGT from 6 to 4 hrs of duration was associated with similar diagnostic accuracy, yet increased clinical usability. The influence of GE on early postprandial results of the (13)C-MTGT precluded further abbreviation of the test.
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