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PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY [1 record]

Record 1 2025-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • The Pancreas
  • Bowels
CONT

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a disorder caused by the failure of the pancreas to deliver a minimum [or] threshold level of specific pancreatic digestive enzymes to the intestine, leading to the maldigestion of nutrients and macronutrients, resulting in their variable deficiencies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Pancréas
  • Intestins

Spanish

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