Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	31822
Country	India

Received	2016-12-11 15:00
Peer-Review Started	2016-12-11 21:23
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2017-01-20 09:46
Revised	2017-02-14 19:19
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2017-03-03 16:58
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2017-03-06 16:56
Articles in Press	2017-03-06 16:56
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-03-14 17:43
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-03-28 10:34

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Comparing acid steatocrit and faecal elastase estimations for use in M-ANNHEIM staging for pancreatitis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	M Ganesh Kamath, C Ganesh Pai, Asha Kamath and Annamma Kurien
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India 5/4/3-5/10-NCD-II
Corresponding Author	C Ganesh Pai, MD, DM, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India. cgpai@yahoo.co.in
Key Words	Chronic pancreatitis; Pancreatic function tests; Pancreatic elastase; Staging; Steatorrhoea
Core Tip	Patients with acute, recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis were classified as per M-ANNHEIM stages, separately based on the results of two exocrine function tests (acid steatocrit method and faecal elastase test) for comparison. A statistically significant difference was seen between the M-ANNHEIM stages as classified separately by the two tests. Faecal elastase-1 estimation performed better than the acid steatocrit test for use in the staging of pancreatitis by the M-ANNHEIM classification since it diagnosed a higher proportion of patients with exocrine dysfunction.
Publish Date	2017-03-28 10:34
Citation	Kamath MG, Pai CG, Kamath A, Kurien A. Comparing acid steatocrit and faecal elastase estimations for use in M-ANNHEIM staging for pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(12): 2217-2222
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i12/2217.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i12.2217

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