Prevalence of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Patients with Chronic Diarrhea

Background: Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is an underdiagnosed entity among patients with new-onset chronic diarrhea (CD). The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of EPI in patients with CD. Materials and Methods: Patients with new-onset CD (≥4 weeks) from 2018 to 2021 were...

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Published in:	Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Tara Keihanian, Suneal Agarwal, Nabil Mansour, Michael Mercado, Hashem B. El-Serag, Mohamed O. Othman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Subjects:	chronic diarrhea exocrine pancreatic insufficiency fecal elastase pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy pancreatic parenchymal changes
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_4_25