Weight Gain — Role of Pancreatic Exocrine Secretion in Weight Gain After Pancreas Transplantation
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Dominguez-Munoz JE, D Hardt P, Lerch MM, Lohr MJ Potential for Screening for Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency Using the Fecal Elastase-1 Test. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 May;62(5):1119-1130. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4524-z. Epub 2017 Mar 17.
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