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Adults have approximately 20 feet of small intestine,which is the primary site for absorbing essential nutrients and water.Resection of the intestine for any medical reason may result in short bowel syndrome(SBS),lead...
BACKGROUND Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency(PEI)can be difficult to diagnose and causes maldigestion symptoms and malabsorption.There has been a number of studies that have identified PEI associated micronutrient def...
Bile acid diarrhea results from excessive amounts of bile acids entering the colon due to hepatic overexcretion of bile acids or bile acid malabsorption in the terminal ileum. The main therapies include bile acid sequ...
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency(EPI), an important cause of maldigestion and malabsorption, results from primary pancreatic diseases or secondarily impaired exocrine pancreatic function. Besides cystic fibrosis and ...
Chronic atrophic autoimmune gastritis (CAAG) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by an immune response, which is directed towards the parietal cells and intrinsic factor of the gastric body and fundu...
Dr. Graham is supported in part by Office of Research and Development Medical Research Service Department of Veterans Affairs, Public Health Service grant DK56338 which funds the Texas Medical Center Digestive Diseases Center
One of the most challenging issues arising in patients with chronic pancreatitis is the management of abdominal pain. Many competing theories exist to explain pancreatic pain including ductal hypertension from strictu...
an unrestricted educational grant from The Meath Foundation www.meathfoundation.com(in part,to Duggan SN);unrestricted research grant from Mylan(in part,to NíChonchubhair HM)
Typical clinical symptoms of chronic pancreatitis are vague and non-specific and therefore diagnostic tests are required, none of which provide absolute diagnostic certainly, especially in the early stages of disease....
Unspecific abdominal complaints including bloating and irregular bowel movements may be caused by carbohydrate malabsorption syndromes, e.g., lactose and fructose malabsorption. These symptoms were investigated with h...
Supported by Nestle Research International and The Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province,No.2009C14016
AIM: To validate 4-sample lactose hydrogen breath testing(4SLHBT) compared to standard 13-sample LHBT in the clinical setting.METHODS: Irritable bowel syndrome patients with diarrhea(IBS-D) and healthy volunteers(HVs)...
We report a case of a 42-year-old man with a rare disorder known as primary intestinal lymphangiectasia,which is characterized by dilated intestinal lymphatics that lead to the development of protein-losing enteropath...