Stagnant Loop Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Severe Malabsorption

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-408805
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.40880

Weigand, Kilian

; Herfarth, C. ; Weigand, Kurt

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Abstract

Background: Intestinal bacterial overgrowth as a consequence of postsurgical anatomical abnormalities as well as other small bowel diseases can lead to malabsorption. Case Report: A female patient had several abdominal operations due to recurrent intestinal obstructions. Initially, she presented with severe megaloblastic anaemia. Subsequently, she suffered from weight loss, diarrhoea, oedema, ...