A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy (LPH) of the pancreas is an uncommon affection of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. It is defined as substitution of the pancreatic exocrine gland by a large fat component. We report the case of a young patient with malabsorption syndrome (chronic diarrhoea and steatorr...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Labied, Houria Tabakh, Hamza Guezri, Abdellatif Siwane, Najwa Touil, Omar Kacimi, Nabil Chikhaoui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-05-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
fat
pancreas
lipomatous pseudohypertrophy
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2556
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spelling doaj-c37e4b7c24ac48d3b7a647bf5c7980252021-05-21T07:51:44ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-05-0110.12890/2021_0022562172A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyMohamed Labied0Houria Tabakh1Hamza Guezri2Abdellatif Siwane3Najwa Touil4Omar Kacimi5Nabil Chikhaoui6Emergency Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, MoroccoEmergency Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, MoroccoEmergency Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, MoroccoEmergency Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, MoroccoEmergency Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, MoroccoEmergency Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, MoroccoEmergency Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, MoroccoLipomatous pseudohypertrophy (LPH) of the pancreas is an uncommon affection of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. It is defined as substitution of the pancreatic exocrine gland by a large fat component. We report the case of a young patient with malabsorption syndrome (chronic diarrhoea and steatorrhoea), abnormal laboratory results and normal fibroscopy. Computed tomography revealed characteristic diffuse pancreatic abnormalities.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2556fatpancreaslipomatous pseudohypertrophy
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author Mohamed Labied
Houria Tabakh
Hamza Guezri
Abdellatif Siwane
Najwa Touil
Omar Kacimi
Nabil Chikhaoui
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Houria Tabakh
Hamza Guezri
Abdellatif Siwane
Najwa Touil
Omar Kacimi
Nabil Chikhaoui
A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
fat
pancreas
lipomatous pseudohypertrophy
author_facet Mohamed Labied
Houria Tabakh
Hamza Guezri
Abdellatif Siwane
Najwa Touil
Omar Kacimi
Nabil Chikhaoui
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title A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
title_short A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
title_full A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
title_fullStr A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
title_sort rare case of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2021-05-01
description Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy (LPH) of the pancreas is an uncommon affection of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. It is defined as substitution of the pancreatic exocrine gland by a large fat component. We report the case of a young patient with malabsorption syndrome (chronic diarrhoea and steatorrhoea), abnormal laboratory results and normal fibroscopy. Computed tomography revealed characteristic diffuse pancreatic abnormalities.
topic fat
pancreas
lipomatous pseudohypertrophy
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2556
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