Coeliac Disease Criticism of the Various Methods of Investigation

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Summary: The value is discussed of various methods generally used in the assessment of disturbed fat absorption: microscopical and chemical determination of fat in faeces, expressed or not with regard to dry substance or calculated as coefficient of absorption, the measuring of a lipaemia or the determination of a vitamin A tolerance curve. Only the coefficient of absorption appears to be a good standard of measurement for the judging of disturbed fat absorption. To explain steatorrhoea besides an absorption disturbance, fat excretion in the intestines must also be taken into account.

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