Pancreatic Elastase, Stool ELAS

Synonyms
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Pancreatic Elastase, Fecal
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Pancreatic Elastase, Fecal
Clinical Info	Can be used for the diagnosis or the exclusion of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, which may be associated with chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, carcinoma of the pancreas, diabetes mellitus type 1 (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, and other etiologies of pancreatic insufficiency.
Specimen Type	Stool
Container	Stool Container
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Clean-Leak proof plastic container Specimen: 3 g stool (1 g min) Note: Specimens that have been collected or stored in 10% Formalin, SAF or PVA fixatives are not acceptable. Do not contaminate outside of container. Do not overfill container. Do not submit watery or unformed (loose) stool. Do not use a preservative. Rejection: stool contaminated with urine or preserved stool
Transport Instructions	Refrigerated stool up to 14 days
Specimen Stability	Room temperature: 3 days Refrigerated: 3 days Frozen: -20° Celsius up to 1 year
Methodology	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based upon a monoclonal antibody-based detection system specific for pancreatic elastase-1 (PEL-1)
Days Performed
Performing Laboratory	LabCorp Burlington
CPT	82656 Lonic Code: 25907-7
PDM	5906770
Result Interpretation Normal: >200 μg elastase/g fecal material Moderate pancreatic insufficiency: 100−200 μg elastase/g fecal material Severe pancreatic insufficiency: <100 μg elastase/g fecal material
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