DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SMALL-INTESTINAL DISEASE

Topics relating to the diagnosis and medical management of small intes tinal diseases include the use of the D-xylose hydrogen breath test in the clinical management of intestinal malabsorption, the measurement of unconjugated serum bile salts for diagnosing small intestinal bacte rial overgrowth, identification of the etiology of abnormal lipid traf ficking in patients with abetalipoproteinemia, evaluation of hypotonic oral rehydration solutions, the value of screening for celiac disease by detection of gliadin or endomysial antibodies, and recent advances in human small intestinal transplantation.