Steatorrhea and disorders of chylomicron synthesis and secretion.

Knowledge concerning the absorptive phase of fat remains relatively scanty as compared to the wealth of information available on the digestive phase. However, the past years have seen important developments in our understanding of chylomicron formation and secretion. This has come about thanks to clinical studies of rare congenital disorders of chylomicron synthesis and exocytosis and to the creation of experimental models.