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==Description==  

==Description==  

'''Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)''' is a syndrome caused by insufficient synthesis and secretion of digestive enzymes by the exocrine portion of the pancreas

'''Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)''' is a syndrome characterised by insufficient pancreaqtic exocrine secretions in the small intestine. synthesis and secretion of digestive enzymes by the exocrine portion of the pancreas. EPI results from progrssive loss of pancreatic acinar cells

*Leading to insufficient activity of digestive enzymes in the lumen of the small intestine

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

*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 dog it is mostly caused by [[Pancreatic Atrophy, Exocrine]] or Pancreatic Acinar Atrophy (PAA)