Sunday, 16 May 2010

-Malabsorption syndrome.


Malabsorption syndrome.
Def:-Interference of absorption of one or more of the nutrients from small intestine,however lipids almost always fail to be absorbed leading to steatorrhea (fatty stool).

Causes:-
1)Gastric causes:-
  • Cancer stomach.
  • Atrophic gastritis.
  • Gastrectomy.
  • Gastrojejunostomy.
  • Prenicious anemia.
  • Zolinger Ellison syndrome.
2)Pancreatic causes(decrease Pancreatic enzymes):-
  • Chronic pancreatitis.
  • Cystic fibrosis.
  • Pancreatic resection.
  • Cancer pancrease
  • Hemochromatosis.
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