DOES MALABSORPTION OF VITAMIN B12 OCCUR IN CHRONIC PANCREATITIS ?
1972; Elsevier BV; Volume: 300; Issue: 7771 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(72)91684-4
ISSN1474-547X
AutoresJon Henderson, R.R.G. Warwick, J. Simpson, D. J. C. Shearman,
Tópico(s)Folate and B Vitamins Research
ResumoSeven patients with chronic pancreatitis underwent vitamin-B12 absorption tests by the whole-body counting method. Four of the seven patients malabsorbed vitamin B12 in the fasting state, but absorption was normal when food was given. This may explain reports of vitamin-B12 malabsorption in chronic pancreatitis despite the rarity of vitamin-B12 deficiency. One patient with malabsorption in the fasting state had normal absorption when sodium bicarbonate or normal pancreatic juice was given.
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