Nonalcoholic cirrhosis of the liver in the tropics - Studies on the small bowel dysfunction and electroencephalographic alterations and their correlates

Abstract

Amongst the chronic hepatic disorders in India, the cirrhosis of liver is common and its etiopathogenesis which is largly poorly understood, is at variance, to that of the West. During last two decades, several studies have been undertaken to study the small bowel status in hepatic disorders, particularly in the alcoholic cirrhosis1-3). Similar studies on the tropical hepatic cirrhosis are few4). It is likely that various intestinal infestation may be playing some role in its causation. The present study was designed to investigate the small bowel dysfunction in our cirrhotic patients and to find out the relationship, if any, with the electroencephalographic alterations. © 1980 The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology.