Archive for July 18th, 2010

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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 [...]

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JEJUNUM AND ILEUM

Disorders of the jejunum and ileum may exist alone or may coexist with disorders of other viscera (such as gastroenteritis or Crohn’s disease). Many of these disorders are treated medically, but some are also treated surgically and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of surgical abdomen. Disorders of the small intestine may be caused [...]

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