By FREDERICK A. Kuis nn I HE ABSORPTION of folic acid occurs primarily in the proximal small intestine and is thought to be mediated, in part at least, by an active transport 2 l)iminished absorption of folic acid commonly occurs in disease characterized by diffuse atrophy of the jejunal mucosal villi, such as idiopathic steatorrhea ( non-tropical sprue, gluten enteropathy ) and tropical sprue ...

A clinical, biochemical, and pathological study is recorded of 50 patients in whom a diagnosis of idiopathic steatorrhea had been made and who had ;flat' jejunal biopsies. It is suggested that there is an underlying constitutional defect, not yet clearly defined, and that possibly secondary intestinal infection allows the intestinal mucosa to become sensitized to substances in the diet. Of thes...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the etiology, presentation, complications and management of chronic pancreatitis in children. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Gastroenterology department at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India between January 2005 and December 2010. PARTICIPANTS 99 Children (>18 yrs) diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis based on clinical and imaging featu...

Chronic pancreatitis may lead to steatorrhea, enteric hyperoxaluria, and kidney damage. However, the prevalence and determinants of hyperoxaluria in chronic pancreatitis patients as well as its association with renal function decline have not been investigated.We performed an observational study. Urine oxalate to creatinine ratio was assessed on 2 independent random urine samples in consecutive...

Background: Acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) and chronic (CP) are poorly understood conditions of childhood. Aetiology CP in children is different from adults, very limited studies available pediatric population; hence this study was conducted. Methods: This a hospital record based retrospective performed the department pediatrics, at Yenepoya medical college hospital, Mangalore. Children 1 m...

Background and Aims Heavy alcohol consumption genetic factors represent the 2 major etiologies of chronic pancreatitis (CP). However, little is so far known about clinical features basis light-to-moderate consumption-related CP (LMA-CP). Methods A cross-sectional analysis was performed on 1061 Chinese patients between 2010 2015. classified as classical alcoholic (ACP; n = 206)...