Practical guide to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Breaking the myths

BMC Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Struyvenberg, Maarten R ^a   Martin, Camilia R ^a   Freedman, Steven D ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; Fat malabsorption; Lipase; Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy; Pancreatic enzymes; Steatorrhea

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; PANCREAS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; PANCREAS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PANCREAS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; HUMANS; PANCREAS;

EID: 85012096193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-017-0783-y     Document Type: Article

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