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Structure and function - Malabsorption - Coeliac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) - Bacterial overgrowth and lactase deficiency - Small bowel infection - Short bowel syndrome - Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency - Duodenal ulcers - Meckel's diverticulum - Small bowel tumours - Intestinal failure: overview - Intestinal failure: definition and classification - Intestinal failure: pathogenesis - Intestinal failure: assessment and planning - Intestinal failure: treatment - Intestinal failure: psychological and social considerations Structure and function - Malabsorption - Coeliac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) - Bacterial overgrowth and lactase deficiency - Small bowel infection - Short bowel syndrome - Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency - Duodenal ulcers - Meckel's diverticulum - Small bowel tumours - Intestinal failure: overview - Intestinal failure: definition and classification - Intestinal failure: pathogenesis - Intestinal failure: assessment and planning - Intestinal failure: treatment - Intestinal failure: psychological and social considerations

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Subjects: Gastroenterology

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