Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a rare but serious malabsorptive condition that occurs when the pancreas fails to produce important digestive enzymes. Without these enzymes, the body ...

Objective—Malabsorptive bariatric surgery (biliopancreatic diversion and biliointestinal bypass [BIBP]) reduces serum cholesterol levels more than restrictive surgery (adjustable gastric banding ...

This autosomal-recessive disorder is characterized histologically by a paucity of enteroendocrine cells and clinically by generalized, congenital malabsorptive diarrhea.