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Does an abdominal ultrasound show pancreatic insufficiency? what are the symptoms to look for? could they go on very mild and continuously for 18 months without progressing?
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Ultrasounds are good for finding the size/shape/contour/of organs, it does not identify how it works. Like a picture of a cow in a field, that picture does not indicate whether that cow makes milk. In the same way, ultrasounds do not indicate function.
Answered 7/26/2023
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