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==Description==  

==Description==  

'''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  

'''Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)''' is a syndrome characterised by insufficient secretion of digestive enzymes by the exocrine portion of the pancreas. EPI results following the progrssive loss of pancreatic acinar cells. The Pancreas has a considerable functional reserve and a large proportion needs to be non-functional to show signs of EPI. In the dog EPI is mostly caused by [[Pancreatic Atrophy, Exocrine]] or Pancreatic Acinar Atrophy (PAA. In the cat EPI is usually associated with [[Pancreatitis, Chronic Interstitial|chronic pancreatitis]]

*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]]

For EPI in the dog see [[Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency - Dog| here]]

For EPI in the dog see [[Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency - Dog| here]]