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MALABSORPTION MICHAEL WILSCHANSKI MICHAEL WILSCHANSKI PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY UNIT PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY UNIT HADASSAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HADASSAH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS 2013
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3 MAJOR TYPES of chronic diarrhea Impaired Intraluminal Digestion Impaired Intestinal Malabsorption Diarrhea due to Fermentation
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CF Pancreatic Pathobiology
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Cystic Fibrosis Pancreas Plugged Duct Inflammation Fibrosis
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Range of Pancreatic Function (% of Control Mean) 100% Control PI PS 1-20
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l 10-15% of patients l Meconium ileus rare l Diagnosis in childhood/adulthood l Nutritionally normal l Milder lung disease l Liver disease rare l 15-20% pancreatitis l 85-90% of patients l 10-25% meconium ileus l Diagnosis in infancy/ childhood l Risk of malnutrition l More severe lung disease l 5-7% overt liver disease l No pancreatitis Pancreatic Function Status Pancreatic Insufficiency Pancreatic Sufficiency
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Porcine pancreatin Microencapsulated Pancreatic enzyme preparations To allow for gastric emptying together with meal nutrients To prevent acidic denaturation Administered with / at start of the meal In young children contents mixed with acidic food (apple sauce) < 10,000 U/kg!
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Endoscopic Features
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The Celiac Iceberg Symptomatic Celiac Disease Silent Celiac Disease Latent Celiac Disease Genetic susceptibility: - DQ2, DQ8 Positive serology Manifest mucosal lesion Normal +/- Mucosa
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Celiac Hepatology Orthopedics Endocrinology Gynecology Dermatology Oncology Dentistry Neurology Psychiatry
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Involve the secondary dentition May be the only presenting sign of Celiac Disease Dental Enamel Defects
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Celiac Disease Complicated by Enteropathy-Associated T-cell Lymphoma (EATL)
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Rubio–Tapia A et al. Gastroenterology NOVEMBER 2009;137:88–93 Increased Prevalence and Mortality in Undiagnosed Celiac Disease
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Diagnostic Testing (cost- effective ) CBC albumin, electrolytes, LFT, vitamin E etc stool wbc/rbc/fat wbc/rbc/fat ova / parasites ova / parasites elastase elastase breath test/ sweat test
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Thanks
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OBAMAS HEALTH PLAN Gastroenterological perspectives
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