Dr. Tracy Proverb-Sign explains how a multidisciplinary team helps patients with GI cancers manage digestion, absorb ...

VIENNA, Austria — The appropriate dose of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) depends on the root cause of the insufficiency, according to results ...

A Europe-wide study shows gut microbiota at hospital admission can predict long-term complications after acute pancreatitis.

This graph illustrates the mean EPI-Q scores over time for patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and distal pancreatectomy (DP). The scores, representing the severity of EPI symptoms, ...

A new study published in the journal of Gastroenterology Research showed that alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis (ARCP) is ...

A Europe-wide study led by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) shows that the microbial composition of the gut, ...

Pancreatic elastase is the digestive enzyme the pancreas produces to help digest food. Doctors can measure elastase levels by testing a stool sample. Low levels could indicate exocrine pancreatic ...

If you have EPI, your body can have a hard time extracting nutrients from foods, which can cause deficiencies. While supplements are sometimes helpful, they won’t fix the underlying problem. Share on ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) causes malnutrition and weight loss rather than weight gain. Medications may help someone with EPI reach a moderate weight. EPI is a condition in which the ...

Pancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients, making long-term survival possible. A new study by ...

Approximately 20% of hospitalised older adult patients at risk for malnutrition had plasma pancreatic lipase levels below the reference range, which was associated with an increased risk for adverse ...