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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (view source)
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==Description==
'''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
*In dog it is mostly caused by [[Pancreatic Atrophy, Exocrine]] or Pancreatic Acinar Atrophy (PAA)
*In the cat it is usually associated with [[Pancreatitis, Chronic Interstitial|chronic pancreatitis]]
==Signalment==
==Signalment==
*In contrast, '''horses''' with very little pancreatic tissue develop '''hypoinsulinism''' but rarely EPI
*In contrast, '''horses''' with very little pancreatic tissue develop '''hypoinsulinism''' but rarely EPI
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==