Gastrointestinal manifestations of diabetes mellitus
RK Goyal, HM Spiro - Medical Clinics of North America, 1971 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus affects all parts of the gastrointestinal tract, 37.., 2 but the clinician should
bear in mind that involvement of the gut frequently causes no clinical manifestations at all. In
fact clinical manifestations of the derangements which result from diabetes mellitus occur in
a very small proportion of patients in whom such gastrointestinal involvement can be
demonstrated. Several mechanisms are involved in the genesis of structural and functional
abnormalities in the gastrointestinal tract in these patients. The most obvious abnormalities …
bear in mind that involvement of the gut frequently causes no clinical manifestations at all. In
fact clinical manifestations of the derangements which result from diabetes mellitus occur in
a very small proportion of patients in whom such gastrointestinal involvement can be
demonstrated. Several mechanisms are involved in the genesis of structural and functional
abnormalities in the gastrointestinal tract in these patients. The most obvious abnormalities …