Pancreatic insufficiency

Pancreatic insufficiency reduction in the exocrine pacreatic function with maldigestion.

History and Symptoms

 * Fatty stools
 * Muscle atrophy
 * Weakness
 * Weight loss

Differential Diagnosis of Causes of
In alphabetical order.


 * 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