Assessment of exocrine pancreatic function in children and adolescents with direct and indirect testing

• Main Authors: Puanani Hopson (Author), Yamen Smadi (Author), Vijay Mehta (Author), Samit Patel (Author), Devendra Mehta (Author), Karoly Horvath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The exocrine pancreas plays an important role in digestion. Understanding of the physiology and regulation of exocrine function provides insight into disease processes and basis of functional testing. Specifically, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) can cause maldigestion and thus a proper asse...