title: [Malabsorption of vitamin B 12 after gastrectomy for cancer].
abstract: The authors, after a short introduction of physiopathology, report on 17 patients who underwent a total (10 cases) or a subtotal (7 cases) gastrectomy for cancer at various times and then submitted to hemochromocytometric test and Schilling test modified by Katz and Bell. On the bases of information given by the tests, some clinical and therapeutic considerations are made.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012546:Schilling Test / Q000379:methods; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014805:Vitamin B 12
vernacular_title: Il malassorbimento di vitamina B12 nelle gastrectomie per cancro.