Open AccessBrown Bowel Syndrome: A Rare Complication in Diseases Associated with Long-Standing Malabsorption
Author(s) -
Heinz Albrecht,
Alexander Hagel,
Thomas de Rossi,
Tilman T. Rau,
Thomas Kirchner,
Markus F. Neurath,
Martin Raithel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
digestion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.882
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1421-9867
pISSN - 0012-2823
DOI - 10.1159/000357228
Subject(s) - malabsorption , medicine , short bowel syndrome , gastroenterology , malabsorption syndromes , intestinal malabsorption , parenteral nutrition , disease , coeliac disease
Longtime chronic malabsorption may among other things cause a lack of liposoluble vitamins. Vitamin E deficiency can lead to formation of lipofuscin aggregates. Its deficiency is also associated with an increased lipofuscinosis of the bowel, i.e. brown bowel syndrome.
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