State of the Art in Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

State of the Art in Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is defined as the maldigestion of foods due to inadequate pancreatic secretion, which can be caused by alterations in its stimulation, production, transport, or interaction with nutrients at duodenal level. The most frequent causes are chronic pancreatitis in...

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Main Authors: Carmelo Diéguez-Castillo, Cristina Jiménez-Luna, Jose Prados, José Luis Martín-Ruiz, Octavio Caba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
prevalence
clinic relevance
diagnosis
treatment
pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/10/523

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