Diseases in Chronic Non-infective Diarrhea
| Main Authors: | Simadibrata, Marcellus, Rani, Aziz, Daldiyono, Daldiyono, Syam, Ari Fahrial, Tytgat, GNJ, Yuwono, Vera, Lesmana, L A, Ariawan, Iwan |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy
, 2004
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| Online Access: |
http://www.ina-jghe.com/journal/index.php/jghe/article/view/115 http://www.ina-jghe.com/journal/index.php/jghe/article/view/115/88 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: Chronic diarrhea is common in Indonesia. The chronic non-infective diarrhea cases seem to be increasing recently. The aim of this study is to reveal the pattern of diseases that can cause chronic non-infective diarrhea. Methods: We examined all patients suffering from chronic non-infective diarrhea over a six years period. The patients underwent physical examination and performed laboratory tests, colon enema X-ray, colonoscopy, ileoscopy, upper gastrointestnal endoscopy and small bowel X-ray. Result: Chronic non-infective diarrhea was observed in 107 (51.7%) cases from 207 chronic diarrhea cases respectively. The frequently found abnormalities that had caused chronic non-infective diarrhea were carbohydrate maldigestion (62.61%), colorectal cancer (14.01%), Crohn’s disease (11.21%), ulcerative colitis (9.34%), irritable bowel syndrome (8.41%), colorectal polyp (8.41%) etc. Conclusion: The most frequent abnormality found in chronic non-infective diarrhea was maldigestion. Keywords: Chronic diarrhea, non-infective