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| − | <big><center>[[Pancreas - developmental|'''BACK TO PANCREAS - DEVELOPMENTAL''']]</center></big>
| + | #REDIRECT[[Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency]] |
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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
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| − | *Leading to insufficient activity of digestive enzymes in the lumen of the small intestine
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| − | *Pancreas has considerable functional reserve, large proportion needs to be non-functional to show signs of EPI
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| − | *Most common in dog - usually associated with [[Pancreas - degenerative|pancreatic atrophy]] or [[Pancreas - inflammatory|chronic pancreatitis]]
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