Toxic Lesions of the Intestine
Organisms that produce toxins (eg, staphylococci. Vibrio < Iwtrrl Campylobacter spp. and Clostridium perfringehs) can cause severe ^ teritis or colitis. From the surgeon’s viewpoint, the most common disease is pseudomembranous enterocolitis from Clostridium cliffit Hi, Malabsorption Malabsorption may result from gastrointestinal surgery or from an underlying disease. Nutritional deficiencies after a gastrectomy result from [...]
