Malabsorptive disorders and coeliac disease

Chapter 11 MALABSORPTIVE DISORDERS AND COELIAC DISEASE







BILE SALT DEFICIENCY


A deficiency of the detergent-like activity of bile salts in the absorption of fat is commonly found in bacterial overgrowth, Crohn’s disease of the terminal ileum, surgical resection of the terminal ileum, bile salt transporter defects at the terminal ileum, chronic biliary obstruction and chronic cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.


Mar 29, 2017 | Posted by in GASTROENTEROLOGY | Comments Off on Malabsorptive disorders and coeliac disease

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