Diseases

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

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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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
  • Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiencies
  • Insufficiencies, Exocrine Pancreatic
  • Insufficiencies, Pancreatic
  • Insufficiency, Exocrine Pancreatic
  • Insufficiency, Pancreatic
  • Pancreatic Insufficiencies
  • Pancreatic Insufficiencies, Exocrine
  • Pancreatic Insufficiency, Exocrine

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2005 (1981)

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  • Pancreatic Diseases (1966-1980)
  • Pancreatitis (1966-1980)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010188. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010188
  2. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocrine_pancreatic_insufficiency
  3. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641605