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Query: UMLS:C0024523 (malabsorption)
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Bile salt absorption, as determined by the faecal excretion in i.v. injected 14C-cholic acid (FBS) was studied in 13 ileostomy patients before and after conversion to Kock's continent ileostomy reservoir. The result was compared with that obtained in 8 ileostomy patients in whom about 50 cm of the terminal ileum has also been removed. As compared with 16 healthy controls, FBS was moderately increased in the conventional ileostomy patients, but still within normal limits. After conversion to ileostomy reservoir all patients had pathological FBS, although less severe than in the ileostomy patients with ileal resection. Bacterial contamination probably contributes more than the structural mucosal changes to the bile malabsorption in the pouch, whereas reduced mucosal surface and short small-intestinal transit time are the main causes of malabsorption in ileostomy patients in whom an appreciable amount of the terminal ileum has been resected.
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PMID:Faecal excretion of intravenously injected 14C-cholic acid in patients with conventional ileostomy and in patients with continent ileostomy reservoir. 49 57

The fraction of faecal activity (FBS) excreted after intravenous administration of 14C-labelled cholic acid was measured in 20 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms (diarrhoea, abdominal pains, malabsorption and rectal haemorrhage) after pelvic irradiation. An FBS excretion of 52 +/- 16 per cent (mean +/- SD) was found in 13 patients with diarrhoea and 18 +/- 12 per cent in 7 patients without diarrhoea. In normals the excretion is not above 18 per cent. Bile salt malabsorption appears to be an important factor in the pathogenesis of diarrhoea in these patients.
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PMID:Bile salt malabsorption in the radiation syndrome. 71 44