S OF SPECIAL INTEREST STUDIES OF CELIAC DISEASE. I. THE APPARENT IDENTICAL AND SPECIFIC NATURE OF THE DuoDENAL AND PROXIMAL JEJUNAL LESION IN CuilAc DISEASE AND IDIOPATHIC SPRUE. Cyrus E. Rubin, Lloyd L. Brandborg, Patricia C. Phelps and Hawley C. Taylor, Jr. From the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Gastroenterology 38:28, 1960. Histologically, the duodena...

OBJECTIVE To determine which features of incomplete or "nonclassic" forms of cystic fibrosis (CF) are associated with deleterious CF transmembrane conductance regulator gene ( CFTR ) mutations, and to explore other etiologies for features not associated with deleterious CFTR mutations. STUDY DESIGN Clinical features were compared between 57 patients with deleterious mutations in each CFTR and...

BACKGROUND Steatorrhea following major pancreatic resection can be difficult to control, requiring high doses of pancreatic enzyme supplements. The aim of this study was to demonstrate equivalent efficacy of high-dose and standard-dose pancreatin in treating steatorrhea after pancreatectomy. METHODS A randomized, double-blind, crossover study was conducted with a 2-wk run-in period for stabil...

Objective: In view of the paucity of information in the literature, this article aims at providing a simplified and yet state-of-the-art approach for the management of chronic diarrhea in children in resource-limited settings. Resource and Design: Systematic review of literature supported with our own experience spread over four decades. Salient Features: Etiology of chronic diarrhea, implying ...