Steatorea

Steatorrhea – an increase in fat in the stool. Stools are oily and foul-smelling. Possible causes include a deficiency of bile acids (due to liver damage, medication, post-cholecystectomy), and defects in pancreatic enzymes.

Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology