Pancreatic Elastase-1

Test Code

PANELAS

Quest Code

14693

Alias/See Also

Elastase, Fecal/Pancreatic-1
PANELAS
Fecal Elastase

CPT Codes
82653

Preferred Specimen

1 gram stool submitted in sterile plastic leak-proof container

Minimum Volume

0.3 g

Instructions

Collect undiluted feces in clean, dry, sterile leak-proof container. Do not add fixative or preservative.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Specimens collected in formalin, MF, SAF or PVA • Cary-Blair media

Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)

Setup Schedule

Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 4-6 days

Reference Range

Normal	>200 mcg/g
Moderate Pancreatic Insufficiency	100-200 mcg/g
Severe Pancreatic Insufficiency	<100 mcg/g

Elastase-1 (E-1) assay results are expressed in mcg/g, which represent mcg E1/g feces.
It is not necessary to interrupt enzyme substitution therapy.

Clinical Significance

The Elastase-1 is a quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for measuring concentrations of elastase-1 in feces as an aid in diagnosis of the exocrine pancreatic function.

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA

33608 Ortega Highway

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042

Last Updated: September 11, 2019

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