منابع مشابه
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Exocrine pancreatic insuffiency is loss of ability to properly digest food due to inadequate pancreatic enzyme activity. The etiology of exocrine pancreatic insuffiency, in humans, is mostly chronic pancreatitis or diseases affecting pancreas such as cytsic fibrosis, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. It may also occur as a complication of gastric or pancreatic surgical procedures due to decrease of e...
متن کاملManagement of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.
A 56-year-old obese Caucasian woman named M.B. reported experiencing anorexia and early satiety in the prior two months. She has lost 10 pounds in two weeks. No changes had been made to her type 2 diabetes medications, she took no other medications, and her exercise habits were unchanged. M.B. made an appointment with her primary care physician (PCP) and her physical examination was inconclusiv...
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Untreated pancreatic exocrine dysfunction is associated with poor quality of life and reduced survival, but is difficult to diagnose following pancreatic resection. Many factors including the extent of the surgery, the health of the residual pancreas and the type of reconstruction must be considered. Patients remain undertreated, and consequently there is much debate to wh...
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Abstract: Cancer patients experience weight loss for a variety of reasons, commencing with the tumor's metabolism (Warburg effect) and proceeding via cachexia to loss of appetite. In pancreatic cancer, several other factors are involved, including a loss of appetite with a particular aversion to meat and the incapacity of the pancreatic gland to function normally when a tumor is present in the ...
متن کاملPancreatic enzyme therapy for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency with steatorrhea is a major consequence of pancreatic diseases (eg, chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer), extrapancreatic diseases such as celiac disease and Crohn's disease, and gastrointestinal and pancreatic surgical resection. Recognition of this entity is highly relevant to avoid malnutrition-rela...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197303000-00016