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Short Bowel Syndrome
Alternate Names : Small Intestine Insufficiency
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Digestive System
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The esophagus, stomach, large and small intestine, aided by the liver, gallbladder and pancreas convert the nutritive components of food into energy and break down the non-nutritive components into waste to be excreted.
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Digestive System Organs
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The digestive system organs in the abdominal cavity include the liver, gallbladder, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acidosis
• Anemia
• Cholelithiasis
• Crohn's Disease
• Malabsorption
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Nephrolithiasis
• Pernicious Anemia
Tests & Exams
• CBC
• CHEM-20
• Fecal Fat
Other Topics
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue
• Folic Acid (Folate)
• Iron in Diet
• Paleness
• Stools - Floating
• Stools - Foul Smelling
• Swelling
• Vitamin B12
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
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