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Digestive System Diseases > Pancreatic Diseases > Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency  

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Definition

  • A malabsorption condition resulting from greater than 10% reduction in the secretion of pancreatic digestive enzymes (LIPASE; PROTEASES; and AMYLASE) by the EXOCRINE PANCREAS into the DUODENUM. This condition is often associated with CYSTIC FIBROSIS and with chronic PANCREATITIS.

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  • Pancreatic Insufficiency

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P2TH9C9F-L

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