Clinical Practice Update on the Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management of Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency: Expert Review
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is characterized by inadequate synthesis, secretion, and/or activation of exocrine pancreatic secretions. This guideline has been developed to assist clinicians and researchers in understanding the definition, etiopathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of PEI based on the current literature. All statements within this review were developed through consensus among the authors based on a comprehensive literature review. Cite this article as: Sezgin O, Oğuz D, Soytürk M, Kalkan İH, Bengi G, Gül .. Clinical practice update on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: Expert review. Turk J Gastroenterol. Published online April 21, 2026. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2026.25679.
Authors
- Göksel Bengı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7859-4094)
- Müjde Soytürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2646-639X)
- İsmail Hakkı Kalkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3871-9814)
- Özlem Gül Utku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1043-2627)
- Dilek Oğuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-6347)
- O Sezgin
Institutions
- TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TR)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Dokuz Eylül University (TR)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi (TR)
- Mersin Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2026.25679
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Abbott Laboratories