Organs often have fluid-filled spaces called lumens, which are crucial for organ function and serve as transport and delivery ...

"There are three digestive enzymes made by your pancreas," says Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis, MD, a specialist in the department of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the Cleveland Clinic. "Most ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the gold standard treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). It creates the enzymes your pancreas can’t make using digestive enzymes. PERT ...

I f you have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), a condition where your pancreas doesn’t make enough digestive enzymes to break down food, you’ll be treated with pancreatic enzyme replacement ...

People with EPI don’t produce enough pancreatic enzymes to digest food, which can cause symptoms such as bloating. Eating smaller meals, watching your fiber intake, and exercising are some of the ...

A series of fecal microbiota-based markers predicted pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) "with high accuracy and specificity," potentially making diagnosis at an earlier disease stage more ...

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. The pancreas is an organ that makes enzymes for ...

Your pancreas sits behind your stomach. It produces enzymes and hormones that help you digest food and that regulate blood sugar. (Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Your pancreas is shaped like an ...

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The pancreas is a gland located behind your stomach. It produces hormones that help control blood sugar levels and juices that help break down food. Because the pancreas is in a difficult to reach ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the main treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). PERT replaces the digestive enzymes that the pancreas does not produce or release. EPI ...