A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency | Zendy

Mohamed Labied | Zendy; Houria Tabakh | Zendy; Hamza Guezri | Zendy; A. Siwane | Zendy; Najwa Touil | Zendy; O. Kacimi | Zendy; N. Çhikhaoui | Zendy

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A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Author(s) -

Mohamed Labied,

Houria Tabakh,

Hamza Guezri,

A. Siwane,

Najwa Touil,

O. Kacimi,

N. Çhikhaoui

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2021_002256

Subject(s) - medicine , exocrine pancreatic insufficiency , malabsorption , gastroenterology , pancreas , malabsorption syndromes , pathology

Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy (LPH) of the pancreas is an uncommon affection of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. It is defined as substitution of the pancreatic exocrine gland by a large fat component. We report the case of a young patient with malabsorption syndrome (chronic diarrhoea and steatorrhoea), abnormal laboratory results and normal fibroscopy. Computed tomography revealed characteristic diffuse pancreatic abnormalities.

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