Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is a treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Learn more about how this treatment works in alleviating digestive symptoms.

Over 100 cases of acute pancreatitis have been reported to UK health regulators this year, many tied to the newest GLP-1 drug ...

A pancreatic elastase test, also known as a stool elastase, FE-1, or fecal elastase test, measures how much elastase is in ...

Pancreatic enzyme reserve depletion; Research indicates that the pancreas has significant reserve capacity in youth, producing more enzymes than strictly necessary for normal digestion.

Pancreatic cancer kills 50,000 people each year, according to the National Cancer Institute, and there are few effective treatment options for the disease. In a new study, researchers at ...

In 1889 Reginald Fitz1 first described in this journal the pathology and diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. ... Pancreatic Enzymes. Published April 18, 1963. N Engl J Med 1963; 268: 901-902.

Whether you had breakfast this morning or not, your pancreas is working quietly behind the scenes. This vital organ produces ...

Intestine, liver, and lung in the old, but not the young, are infiltrated by pancreatic trypsin. Credit: PLOS ONE (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312149 ...