Undiagnosed pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and chronic pancreatitis in functional GI disorder patients with diarrhea or abdominal pain

Volume: 32, Issue: 11, Pages: 1813 - 1817
Published: Oct 10, 2017
Abstract
A previous UK study showed that 6.1% of patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) had evidence of severe pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), but these findings need replication. We aimed to identify the prevalence of PEI based on fecal elastase stool testing in consecutive outpatients presenting with chronic unexplained abdominal pain and/or diarrhea and/or IBS-D.Patients aged over 40 years presenting to hospital...
Paper Details
Title
Undiagnosed pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and chronic pancreatitis in functional GI disorder patients with diarrhea or abdominal pain
Published Date
Oct 10, 2017
Volume
32
Issue
11
Pages
1813 - 1817
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