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Causes of Elevated Lipase

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Farrokh Sohrabi, MD

Lipase is an enzyme that is found in several different places in the body, including the pancreas, intestines, and liver. In the pancreas, lipase helps in digestion of food by breaking down components of fat called triglycerides into smaller molecules that can be easily absorbed. According to the website Healthline.

Farrokh Sohrabi is board certified as an internist, practices hospital medicine, and has been involved in medical writing since 2008. He has been published in peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals, including "The Journal of Investigative Medicine," "Headache," "Consultant" and "Traffic." Sohrabi completed undergraduate training at Johns Hopkins University and received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.