Alcohol and the gastrointestinal tract.

Med Clin North Am

Published: January 1984

The effects of acute and chronic ethanol ingestion on esophageal motility and the potential complications of these alterations are reviewed. Injury to the gastric mucosa and the small intestine and alterations in intestinal absorption can also result from alcohol abuse.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31242-1DOI Listing

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