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==Classification==
==Classification==
Some  prefer to classify malabsorption clinically into three basic categories.<ref>Gasbarrini G,  Frisono M: Critical evaluation of malabsorption tests; in {{cite book |author=G. Dobrilla, G. Bertaccini, G. Langman (Editor) |title=Problems and Controversies in Gastroenterology |publisher=Raven Pr |location= New York |year= 1986 |pages=  123-130|isbn=88-85037-75-5 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref>
Some  prefer to classify malabsorption clinically into three basic categories.<ref>Gasbarrini G,  Frisono M: Critical evaluation of malabsorption tests; in {{cite book |author=G. Dobrilla, G. Bertaccini, G. Langman (Editor) |title=Problems and Controversies in Gastroenterology |publisher=Raven Pr |location= New York |year= 1986 |pages=  123-130|isbn=88-85037-75-5 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref>
:# Selective, as seen in [[lactose malabsorption]]  
# Selective, as seen in [[lactose malabsorption]]  
:# Partial, as observed in [[abetalipoproteinemia]]
# Partial, as observed in [[abetalipoproteinemia]]
:# Total, as in [[celiac disease]]
# Total, as in [[celiac disease]]
 
==References==
==References==
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{{reflist|2}}

Revision as of 18:02, 27 March 2013

Malabsorption

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Differentiating Malabsorption from other Diseases

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Classification

Some prefer to classify malabsorption clinically into three basic categories.[1]

  1. Selective, as seen in lactose malabsorption
  2. Partial, as observed in abetalipoproteinemia
  3. Total, as in celiac disease

References

  1. Gasbarrini G, Frisono M: Critical evaluation of malabsorption tests; in G. Dobrilla, G. Bertaccini, G. Langman (Editor) (1986). Problems and Controversies in Gastroenterology. New York: Raven Pr. pp. 123–130. ISBN 88-85037-75-5.

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