Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a condition that happens when there's a problem with your pancreas, mainly with how well it helps you digest food. Your pancreas makes enzymes that break ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) occurs when the pancreas does not make enough of the enzymes that the body uses to digest food. People with diabetes have an increased risk of developing EPI, ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) occurs when the pancreas doesn’t make enough enzymes. Chronic pancreatitis is a risk factor for both EPI and pancreatic cancer. Without the right treatment, EPI ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) affects nutrient absorption. People with EPI need to ensure they eat a varied, balanced diet that provides carbohydrates, fats, and protein. It is best for ...

Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products into ducts. They are the counterparts to endocrine glands, which secrete their products directly into the bloodstream. Typical exocrine glands ...

People with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) have higher rates of cancer, heart disease, and malnutrition, which can affect life expectancy. Studies show having complications of EPI, such as ...

Excessive intrapancreatic fat deposition (IPFD) leading to fatty change of the pancreas (FP) was prevalent in almost 18% of participants in a large population-based cohort, and both IPFD and FP were ...

Both exocrine and endocrine pancreatic pathologies bear tremendous costs to health-care systems and patients alike; identifying cell-based therapies for restoring exocrine pancreatic insufficiency or ...

J. Matthias Löhr is in the Department of Cancer Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, and in the Department of Clinical Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, ...