Malabsorption of folic acid following partial gastrectomy
Malabsorption of folic acid following partial gastrectomy
Elsborg, L.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 9(3): 271-274
1974
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-5521
PMID: 4853072
In 40 gastrectomy patients whose diets were adequate, serum folacin ranged from 0.9 to 18.0 ng/ml; the test of folic acid excretion in urine indicated that intestinal absorption was reduced in 14 patients, of whom 6 had serum folacin values below 2.0 ng/ml and 8 had normal values.