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Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency

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Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy is critical in individuals with pancreatic insufficiency. Understanding the normal physiology of pancreatic enzyme secretion and how this is deranged leading to pancreatic steatorrhea is the focus of this chapter. Several areas are detailed including how to diagnose pancreatic steatorrhea, optimal timing and use of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, and expected outcomes.

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  1. The Pancreas Center: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Dana 501, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Alphonso Brown MD, MS & Steven D. Freedman MD, PhD

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  1. Celiac Disease Center, Div. Pediatric Gastroenterology,, University of Chicago, S. Maryland Ave. 5839, Chicago, 60637, Illinois, USA

    Stefano Guandalini

  2. Health Center, Div. Gastroenterology, University of Connecticut, Farmington Ave. 263, Farmington, 06030-1845, Connecticut, USA

    Haleh Vaziri

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Brown, A., Freedman, S.D. (2010). Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency. In: Guandalini, S., Vaziri, H. (eds) Diarrhea. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-183-7_10

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