Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
"Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010188
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.689.276
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| Concept/Terms |
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiencies
- Insufficiencies, Exocrine Pancreatic
- Insufficiency, Exocrine Pancreatic
- Pancreatic Insufficiencies, Exocrine
- Pancreatic Insufficiency, Exocrine
- Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Insufficiencies, Pancreatic
- Insufficiency, Pancreatic
- Pancreatic Insufficiencies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Felicilda-Reynaldo RF, Kenneally M. Digestive Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Pancreatic Enzymes and Lactase. Medsurg Nurs. 2016 May-Jun; 25(3):182-5.