Diseases of the Small Intestine in Childhood

abdominal absorption adults aetiology amino acid antigen appearance Archives of Disease atresia bacterial barium carbohydrate cells child children with coeliac clinical features coeliac disease colleagues congenital cow's milk protein Crohn's disease deficiency dehydration described diarrhoea dietary disaccharidase Disease in Childhood disorder dissecting microscope duodenal electrolyte enzyme failure to thrive feeding flat mucosa fluid fructose gastroenteritis Gastroenterology gastrointestinal Giardia Giardia lamblia giardiasis glucose gluten intolerance gluten-free diet ileum infants infection intake intravenous Journal of Pediatrics lactose intolerance Lancet lesion meconium meconium ileus milk protein intolerance monosaccharide mucosal damage neonate normal observations occur patients plain x-ray present proximal small intestine Queen Elizabeth Hospital reducing substances resection Royal Alexandra Hospital Salmonella serum small bowel small intestinal biopsy small intestinal disease small intestinal mucosa small intestinal obstruction steatorrhoea stools studies sucrose sugar intolerance sugar malabsorption symptoms syndrome Table therapy tion transient gluten intolerance usually villi vitamin vomiting Walker-Smith