The Duodenal String Test: A Simple Multipurpose Diagnostic Tool in Clinical Pediatrics

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The Duodenal String Test

A Simple Multipurpose Diagnostic Tool in Clinical Pediatrics

Stanley H. Korman, MBBS, FRACP

Am J Dis Child. 1990;144(7):803-805.

Abstract

• The duodenal string test capsule is a cheap and simpledevice used for sampling the contents of the upper gastrointestinaltract. Its major applications in pediatrics are in diagnosisof enteric parasitic infestations, confirmation of contaminatedsmall-bowel syndrome, diagnosis of Salmonella infection, andassessment of neonatal cholestasis. Pediatricians should beaware of this invaluable diagnostic aid.

(AJDC. 1990;144:803-805)

Author Affiliations

From the Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. Dr Korman is now with the Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY.

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Accepted for publication February 20, 1990.

Reprint requests to Department of Genetics and Development,Columbia University, 701 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032 (DrKorman).

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