Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseJoseph B. Kirsner, Roy Gerrard Shorter This text is intended to help provide the practical perspectiv= e practitioners need to manage patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. This fourth edition contains 11 new chapters and is illustrated with photographs and detailed line drawings. |
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... Diarrhea also is a common complaint in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease , occurring in nearly two - thirds of patients ( Table 17.2 ) ( 3 ) . The causes of diarrhea in- clude : intestinal mucosal inflammation ; fluid ...
... Diarrhea also is a common complaint in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease , occurring in nearly two - thirds of patients ( Table 17.2 ) ( 3 ) . The causes of diarrhea in- clude : intestinal mucosal inflammation ; fluid ...
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... diarrhea in IBD ; but , a coherent summary is not possible at this time . Of the inflammatory mediators the best studied have been the eicosanoids ( 92-96 ) . Prostaglandin production by colonic mucosa is increased in colitis , and ...
... diarrhea in IBD ; but , a coherent summary is not possible at this time . Of the inflammatory mediators the best studied have been the eicosanoids ( 92-96 ) . Prostaglandin production by colonic mucosa is increased in colitis , and ...
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... diarrhea even in the un- operated state . In one report low fecal concen- trations of short - chain fatty acids were impli- cated in the decreased absorption of electrolytes and water ( 107 ) in patients with ulcerative colitis . In ...
... diarrhea even in the un- operated state . In one report low fecal concen- trations of short - chain fatty acids were impli- cated in the decreased absorption of electrolytes and water ( 107 ) in patients with ulcerative colitis . In ...
Contents
Historical Antecedents of Inflammatory | 3 |
The Epidemiology of Idiopathic Inflammatory | 31 |
Naturally Occurring and Experimental Models | 71 |
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