Difference between revisions of "EPI"
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*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 | ||
| − | *Most common in dog - usually associated with [[Pancreas - | + | *Most common in dog - usually associated with [[Pancreas - degenerative|pancreatic atrophy]] or [[Pancreas - inflammatory|chronic pancreatitis]] |
Revision as of 09:41, 7 August 2007
- 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 pancreatic atrophy or chronic pancreatitis