title: [Postoperative intestinal absorption in old age (author's transl)].
abstract: The function of intestinal absorption was analysed in elderly patients before and after cholecystectomy by the help of the modified D-xylose-absorption test. A characteristic dependence upon the age for the process of intestinal absorption was demonstrated in the elderly not only preoperatively but also postoperatively. The effective intestinal absorption of D-xylose normalized postoperative by in freshly operated older patients more slowly than in younger ones.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014994:Xylose
vernacular_title: Die postoperative Dünndarmresorption im höheren Lebensalter.