ArticleCurrent treatment options in gastroenterology2015
Diagnosis of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency-Real-World's Dosing and Effectiveness: A Systematic Review.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Brazilian consensus- and evidence-based recommendations in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in patients after digestive surgeries. Position paper of six brazilian medical societies of surgery.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Academic Pancreas Centers of Excellence: Guidance from a multidisciplinary chronic pancreatitis working group at PancreasFest.Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.]Guideline
- Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency beyond pancreatitis.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Review
- Clinical Practice Update on the Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management of Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency: Expert Review.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Review
- The Role of Pancreatic Enzyme Insufficiency in the Etiology of Functional Dyspepsia Resistant to Standard Treatment.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy and resource utilization in patients with chronic pancreatitis in a US healthcare system: a retrospective study.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Chronic Pancreatitis: Managing a Difficult Disease.The American journal of gastroenterology · 2020Review
- The effect of primary hyperparathyroidism on pancreatic exocrine function.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2018Article
- Introduction and practical approach to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency for the practicing clinician.International journal of clinical practice · 2018Review
- Less common etiologies of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Review
- Staging chronic pancreatitis with exocrine function tests: Are we better?World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Article
- Predictors of Pancreatic Cancer-Associated Weight Loss and Nutritional Interventions.Pancreas · 2017Article
- Diagnosing Chronic Pancreatitis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2017Review
- Complications of Chronic Pancreatitis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2017Review
- Fecal Fat Analyses in Chronic Pancreatitis Importance of Fat Ingestion before Stool Collection.PloS one · 2017Article
- "How I manage" IgG4-Related Disease.Journal of clinical immunology · 2016Article
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Abstract
opinion statementThe accurate diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) helps identify those in need of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy. Conversely, ruling out EPI identifies those in which additional evaluation should be pursued to explain their symptoms. There are many available tests that can be used to diagnose EPI; however, the tests must be tailored to each clinical scenario. Tests that are convenient but less accurate (e.g., fecal elastase-1, qualitative fecal fat determination) are best suited for patients with a high pretest probability of EPI. In contrast, tests that are highly accurate but more cumbersome (e.g., endoscopic pancreatic function testing, 72-h fecal fat collection) are favored in patients suspected to have mild EPI or an early stage of chronic pancreatitis. Additional research is needed to identify a more convenient means of accurately diagnosing at all stages of EPI.
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