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1988262

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
The D-xylose absorption test has been used during the last four decades for evaluation of malabsorption in the small intestine. However, some disagreement still exists about the recommended method of performing this test: the 1-hr blood test, the 5-hr urine test, or both. We evaluated the test by performing 125 combined blood and urine tests in 111 patients. Normal xylose absorption was recorded in both blood and urine in 71 tests (group A, 56.8%). Abnormal test results in both blood and urine were recorded in 29 patients (group B, 23.2%). Only one patient had a pathological blood value and normal xylose excretion in the urine. Twenty-four patients (group D, 19.2%) had normal 1-hr blood xylose (greater than 25 mg/100 ml) with abnormal 5-hr urine xylose (less than 4.5 g/5 hr). Fat and/or bile salt malabsorption were documented in 21 patients (87.5%) of this group using stool fat analysis and the [14C]cholylglycine breath test. These data suggest that in adults the 5-hr urine collection more accurately reflects intestinal absorption in comparison with the 1-hr blood value.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
188-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
D-xylose absorption test. Urine or blood?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Ichiloy Hospital, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article