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PANCREATIC EXOCRINE INSUFFICIENCY: DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT *
Author(s) -
Brown James W.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1969.tb02353.x
Subject(s) - steatorrhea , medicine , exocrine pancreatic insufficiency , malabsorption , etiology , pancreatitis , gastroenterology , secretin , malabsorption syndromes , intensive care medicine , pancreas
A bstract Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency is discussed from the viewpoints of physiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, laboratory findings, and treatment. Characteristic manifestations are those of malabsorption, with steatorrhea. The pancreatic secretin test is still the most valuable laboratory tool, though quantitative determination of fecal chymotrypsin may ultimately prove to be more advantageous. Pancrelipase or various other combinations of digestive enzymes often provide effective therapy.