Malnutrition and gastrointestinal disease.

The recognition of several disease processes that cause or are associated with gastrointestinal malabsorption has led to extensive investigation into their pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. This review of selected articles covers a range of subjects related to some of the more common malabsorptive disease. Selected topics including celiac disease, disaccharidase deficiencies, short bowel syndrome, and Crohn disease are discussed.

Strictures from Crohn's disease diagnosed by video capsule endoscopy.

Video capsule endoscopy is a new diagnostic modality that allows imaging of the entire small intestine. We report on a patient with a presumed but undocumented case of Crohn's disease who was found to have 9 ileal strictures by video capsule endoscopy. These strictures were undetected by small intestinal contrast studies and required surgical intervention.

Malnutrition and gastrointestinal disease.

The recognition of several disease processes that cause or are associated with gastrointestinal malabsorption has led to extensive investigation into their pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. This review of selected articles covers a range of subjects related to some of the more common malabsorptive disease. Selected topics including celiac disease, disaccharidase deficiencies, short bowel syndrome, and Crohn disease are discussed.