While both indirect and direct tests may be used to aid in the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), some health care practitioners are hesitant to utilize direct tests, such as a traditional direct pancreas function test or an endoscopic pancreatic function test, due to a lack of consensus on protocol, monetary cost, and invasiveness, among other reasons.1
When diagnosing patients with suspected EPI, do you utilize both types of tests?