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Nutrition in children with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a condition defined as pancreatic loss of exocrine function, including decreased digestive enzymes and bicarbonate secretion, which leads to maldigestion and malabsorption of nutrients.
Yuhua Zheng, Shikib Mostamand
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Ubiquitin Ligases of the N-End Rule Pathway: Assessment of Mutations in UBR1 That Cause the Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome [PDF]
Background: Johanson-Blizzard syndrome (JBS; OMIM 243800) is an autosomal recessive disorder that includes congenital exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, facial dysmorphism with the characteristic nasal wing hypoplasia, multiple malformations, and ...
Addor, Marie-Claude +9 more
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What's in a Name? Classification of Diabetes Mellitus in Veterinary Medicine and Why It Matters [PDF]
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a syndrome caused by various etiologies. The clinical manifestations of DM are not indicative of the cause of the disease, but might be indicative of the stage and severity of the disease process.
Abdul-Rasoul +110 more
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Abstract Background Esophagectomy causes anatomical changes that can lead to rapid food transit and reactive hypoglycemia (RH). Patients are advised on eating patterns postesophagectomy to prevent RH, but its true incidence and the impact of dietary recommendations remain under‐researched.
Rachel O'Kelly +9 more
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Unclassified autoimmune pancreatitis mimicking pancreatic cancer [PDF]
A 24-year-old black male presented with a 1-week obstructive jaundice and intermittent abdominal pain, with no significant weight loss and an unsuspicious abdominal exam.
Alves, A +3 more
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Abstract Background Pancreatic enzyme insufficiency (PEI) contributes to symptom burden and malnutrition in advanced pancreatic cancer (aPC). We aimed to evaluate the impact of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) on symptom burden and weight during chemotherapy.
Pamela N. Klassen +6 more
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Pancreatic adaptive responses in alcohol abuse: Role of the unfolded protein response. [PDF]
The majority of those who drink excessive amounts of alcohol do not develop pancreatic disease. One overarching hypothesis is that alcohol abuse requires additional risk factors, either environmental or genetic, for disease to occur.
Lugea, Aurelia +2 more
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Vitamin D deficiency and prognostics among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients with cancer has been previously reported. Because vitamin D is fat soluble, patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma may have an especially high risk of vitamin D deficiency in association ...
Chen, Ling +8 more
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Maldigestion from pancreatic exocrine insufficiency [PDF]
AbstractPancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is one of the long‐term consequences of chronic pancreatitis (CP). Majority of patients with PEI were undiagnosed or undertreated. Inadequately treated or subclinical severe PEI causes malnutrition and may pose the patients at risk of premature atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events.
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Predicting Exocrine Insufficiency Following Pancreatic Resection [PDF]
We read with interest the article, “Reduced Pancreatic Parenchymal Thickness Indicates Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency After Pancreatoduodenectomy” by Dr. Nakamura et al.[1] Their work presents a potentially potent tool by which the pancreatic surgeon may treat their patients following surgery to alleviate the effects of exocrine pancreatic ...
Jonathan C, King, O Joe, Hines
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