CARBOHYDRATE MALABSORPTION

Authors
USHIJIMA K RIBY JE KRETCHMER N
Citation
K. Ushijima et al., CARBOHYDRATE MALABSORPTION, The Pediatric clinics of North America, 42(4), 1995, pp. 899-915
Citations number
115
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Pediatric clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00313955
Volume
42
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
899 - 915
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-3955(1995)42:4<899:CM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Carbohydrate malabsorption is a very important clinical entity, partic ularly in pediatrics, where, if untreated, it can lead to malnutrition and failure to thrive. Malabsorption that can be treated readily with elimination of the offending carbohydrate. Knowledge by the physician of the specific mechanisms involved in the physiology of carbohydrate absorption and digestion will help in the handling of the clinical si tuation of malabsorption.