Pancreatic insufficiency
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Pancreatic insufficiency reduction in the exocrine pacreatic function with maldigestion.
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms
- Fatty stools
- Muscle atrophy
- Weakness
- Weight loss
Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Pancreatic insufficiency
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Chronic alcoholism
- Congenital pancreatic dysfunction
- Cystic fibrosis
- Enzyme deficiency
- Hemochromatosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Idiopathic pancreatitis
- Lipid metabolism disorders
- Neoplasm
- Pancreatectomy
- Shwachman syndrome
- Stomach surgery
- Trauma
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
References