Malabsorption pattern in small bowel

Short bowel syndrome (SBS, or simply short gut) is a malabsorption disorder caused by a lack of functional small intestine. The primary symptom is diarrhea, which can result in dehydration, malnutrition, and weight loss. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by

Common: Blind loop syndrome; Crohn disease; Cystic fibrosis; Gastrectomy; Gastroileostomy; Giardiasis; Hookworm disease; Idiopathic steatorrhea; Intestinal capillariasis; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic disease; Schistosomiasis japonica; Short bowel syndrome; Sprue; Strongyloidiasis
Uncommon: A-beta-lipoproteinemia; Acrodermatitis enteropathica; Acute bacterial infection; AIDS; Allergy; Alpha chain disease; Amyloidosis; Anorexia nervosa; Antimetabolite therapy; Bile duct obstruction; Biliary atresia; Biliary cirrhosis; Carcinoid syndrome; Chronic ischemia of intestine; Cronkhite-Canada syndrome; Dermatomyositis; Diabetes mellitus; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; Emotional states; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Fistula; Gastrinoma; Henoch-Schönlein purpura; Hepatobiliary disease; Hyperthyroidism; Hypoparathyroidism; Hypopituitarism; Immunologic disorder; Infantile hypothyroidism; Intestinal lymphangiectasia; Jejunal diverticulosis; Johanson-Blizzard syndrome; Lactase deficiency; Mastocytosis; Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome; Nephrotic syndrome; Nutritional deficiency; Pancreatic non-beta islet cell tumor; Peritoneal metastasis; Protein-losing enteropathy; Radiation gastroenteritis; Scleroderma; Tuberculous peritonitis; VIPoma; Waldenström macroglobulinemia; Whipple disease; Wolman disease; Zollinger-Ellison syndrome