Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after bariatric surgery: a bariatric surgery center of excellence experience.

This study highlights that exocrine pancreatic insufficiency can account to for previously unexplained GI complaints after bariatric surgery. Therefore, bariatric surgery programs should consider this diagnosis in symptomatic patients, especially following RYGB and BPD-DS. Further work to define patient factors that should prompt evaluation, optimal treatment, and prevention is necessary.