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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (view source)
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+<big><center>[[Pancreas Developmental - Pathology|'''BACK TO PANCREAS - DEVELOPMENTAL''']]</center></big>
+<big><center>[[Pancreas Degenerative - Pathology|'''BACK TO PANCREAS - DEGENERATIVE''']]</center></big>
+<big><center>[[Pancreas Inflammatory - Pathology|'''BACK TO PANCREAS - INFLAMMATORY''']]</center></big>
+<big><center>[[Pancreas Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|'''BACK TO PANCREAS - HYPERPLASTIC AND NEOPLASTIC''']]</center></big>
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+*'''Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)''' is a syndrome caused by insufficient synthesis and secretion of digestive enzymes by the exocrine portion of the pancreas
+*Leading to insufficient activity of digestive enzymes in the lumen of the small intestine
+*Pancreas has considerable functional reserve, large proportion needs to be non-functional to show signs of EPI
+*Most common in dog - usually associated with [[Pancreas Degenerative - Pathology|pancreatic atrophy]] or [[Pancreas Inflammatory - Pathology#Chronic Pancreatitis|chronic pancreatitis]]
+*Occurs occasionally in other species, esp. calves with [[Pancreas Developmental - Pathology#Pancreatic hypoplasia|pancreatic hypoplasia]] and in cats
+*'''Clinical signs'''
+**Steatorrhoea
+**Diarrhoea
+**Weight loss
+**Increased appetite
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+*In contrast, '''horses''' with very little pancreatic tissue develop '''hypoinsulinism''' but rarely EPI