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Some prefer to classify malabsorption clinically into three basic categories<ref>Gasbarrini G, Frisono M: Critical evaluation of malabsorption tests; in {{cite book |author=G. Dobrilla, G. Bertaccini, G. Langman (Editor) |title=Problems and Controversies in Gastroenterology |publisher=Raven Pr |location= New York |year= 1986 |pages= 123-130|isbn=88-85037-75-5 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref>: | Some prefer to classify malabsorption clinically into three basic categories<ref>Gasbarrini G, Frisono M: Critical evaluation of malabsorption tests; in {{cite book |author=G. Dobrilla, G. Bertaccini, G. Langman (Editor) |title=Problems and Controversies in Gastroenterology |publisher=Raven Pr |location= New York |year= 1986 |pages= 123-130|isbn=88-85037-75-5 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref>: | ||
:(1) | :(1) selective, as seen in lactose malabsorption; | ||
:(2) | :(2) partial, as observed in a-beta-lipoproteinemia, and | ||
:(3) | :(3) total, as in celiac disease. | ||
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Revision as of 17:02, 30 November 2012
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Malabsorption |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Malabsorption is a state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal(GI) tract.
Impairment can be of single or multiple nutrients depending on the abnormality. This may lead to malnutrition and variety of anaemias[1].
Some prefer to classify malabsorption clinically into three basic categories[2]:
- (1) selective, as seen in lactose malabsorption;
- (2) partial, as observed in a-beta-lipoproteinemia, and
- (3) total, as in celiac disease.
References
- ↑ Jensen, Jonathan E. "Malabsorption Syndromes - Page 1". Colorado center for digestive disorders. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
- ↑ Gasbarrini G, Frisono M: Critical evaluation of malabsorption tests; in G. Dobrilla, G. Bertaccini, G. Langman (Editor) (1986). Problems and Controversies in Gastroenterology. New York: Raven Pr. pp. 123–130. ISBN 88-85037-75-5.