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Resultados: 3

AGA clinical practice update on the epidemiology, evaluation, and management of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: expert review

Gastroenterology; 165 (5), 2023
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a disorder caused by the failure of the pancreas to deliver a minimum/ threshold level of specific pancreatic digestive enzymes to the intestine, leading to the maldigestion of nutrients and macronutrients, resulting in their variable deficiencies. EPI is freque...

Recommendations from the United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis

Pancreatology; 18 (8), 2018
In collaboration with United European Gastroenterology, the working group on ‘Harmonizing diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis across Europe’ (HaPanEU) developed European guidelines for the management of chronic pancreatitis using an evidence-based approach. Recommendations of multidiscipl...

Chronic diarrhoea: Definition, classification and diagnosis

Gastroenterol. hepatol; 39 (8), 2016
Chronic diarrhoea is a common presenting symptom in both primary care medicine and in specialized gastroenterology clinics. It is estimated that >5% of the population has chronic diarrhoea and nearly 40% of these patients are older than 60 years. Clinicians often need to select the best diagnostic approa...