JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, cilt.41, sa.3, ss.293-298, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
Background Elastase-1 is a proteolytic enzyme secreted by pancreatic acinar cells, and measurements of the concentration this enzyme are used to evaluate pancreatic exocrine function. We aimed to determine whether pancreatic exocrine function declines due to chronic hypercalcemia by measuring fecal elastase levels.