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Surgical Conditions Presenting with Diarrhea

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This chapter will focus on those surgical conditions that present with diarrhea in the child and the adult. The diarrheal disorders will be classified as acute or chronic, typed as bloody or non-bloody, with suggested management for children and adults, respectively.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., 60637, Chicago, IL, USA

    Erica M. Carlisle MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4062, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Mindy B. Statter MD

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Carlisle, E.M., Statter, M.B. (2010). Surgical Conditions Presenting with Diarrhea. In: Guandalini, S., Vaziri, H. (eds) Diarrhea. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-183-7_14

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