Steatorrhea classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vindhya BellamKonda, M.B.B.S [2] Sunny Kumar MD [3]
Overview
Steatorrhea may be classified based on etiology into 3 types, intestinal, biliary, and pancreatic steatorrhea.
Classification
Steatorrhea may be classified based on etiology into 3 types, intestinal, biliary, and pancreatic steatorrhea.[1][2][3][4]
- Intestinal causes:
- Biliary tract causes:
- Biliary atresia
- Biliary Stricture
- Tumor of biliary tract
- Gallbladder stones
- Pancreatic causes:
- Congenital lipase enzymes deficiency
- Cystic fibrosis
- Inflammation of pancreas
- Pancreatic tumors
References
- ↑ Kumar R, Bhargava A, Jaiswal G (2017). “A case report on total pancreatic lipomatosis: An unusual entity”. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 11 (4): 71–73. PMC 5654180. PMID 29085272.
- ↑ Previti E, Salinari S, Bertuzzi A, Capristo E, Bornstein S, Mingrone G (2017). “Glycemic control after metabolic surgery: a Granger causality and graph analysis”. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 313 (5): E622–E630. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00042.2017. PMID 28698280.
- ↑ Vakhrushev YM, Lukashevich AP (2017). “[Specific features of impaired intestinal digestion, absorption, and microbiocenosis in patients with cholelithiasis]”. Ter Arkh. 89 (2): 28–32. doi:10.17116/terarkh201789228-32. PMID 28281512.
- ↑ Scarpignato C, Gatta L, Zullo A, Blandizzi C, SIF-AIGO-FIMMG Group. Italian Society of Pharmacology, the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists, and the Italian Federation of General Practitioners (2016). “Effective and safe proton pump inhibitor therapy in acid-related diseases – A position paper addressing benefits and potential harms of acid suppression”. BMC Med. 14 (1): 179. doi:10.1186/s12916-016-0718-z. PMC 5101793. PMID 27825371.
© 2026 MyEClinic – IFTM Institut für Telematik in der Medizin GmbH