Less common etiologies of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
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Less common etiologies of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), an important cause of maldigestion and malabsorption, results from primary pancreatic diseases or secondarily impaired exocrine pancreatic function. Besides cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis, the most common etiologies of EPI, other causes of EPI include unresectable pancreatic cancer, metabolic diseases (diabetes); impaired hormonal stimulation o...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i39.7059