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Maldigestion
Introduction
Differential diagnosis of causes of Maldigestion
Differential diagnosis of causes of Maldigestion
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Pancreatic disorders
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Pancreatic resection
- Pancreatic carcinoma
- Cystic fibrosis
- Non-beta islet cell tumors
- Severe protein malnutrition
- Effect of vagotomy on pancreatic secretion
- Hepatobiliary disease
- Extrahepatic biliary obstruction
- Chronic intrahepatic cholestasis (e.g., primary biliary cirrhosis)
- Severe hepatocellular injury
- Impaired enzyme or bile salt function owing to
- Inadequate mixing (e.g., after gastric/small bowel surgery)
- Low pH in small bowel (e.g., Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)
- Ileal resection
- Severe diffuse ileal disease (e.g., Crohn’s disease)
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]