title: Small bowel diseases.
abstract: The study of small bowel disease is hampered by the organ length and shape. Malabsorption syndromes, small bowel bleeding, intestinal obstruction are analyzed with reference to the clinical characteristics and present laboratory and instrumental tests used in diagnosis. The introduction of sophisticated diagnostic imaging procedures, both endoscopic and radiologic have contributed to a better understanding of the symptomatic patterns.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universià Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Vitis
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spada
authors.forename: Giuseppe Alessandro
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pirozzi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghittoni
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piermanni
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guidi
authors.forename: Giovanni Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Gasbarrini
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fedeli
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*