Evaluation of Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome (SBBOS) in Egyptian Patients with Unexplained Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Histopathologic Features and Clinical Correlates in an Under Recognized Entity
Abstract: Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SBBOS) is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel usually has fewer than 104 organisms per milliliter. Patients with bacterial overgrowth typically develop symptoms including nausea, bloating, vomiting, diarrhea, malnutrition, weight loss and mal-absorption which is caused by a number of mechanisms. Morphologic changes associated with this condition have not, to our knowledge, been studied in detail. Objective To better characterize the histopathologic changes associated with SBBOS by comparing the clinico-pathologic features of patients with SBBOS ( duodenal aspirate cultures with - 105colony-forming units [CFUs]/mL) to controls with cultures found to be negative (
Keywords: SIBO, jeujeunal culture, histopathology, biopsy, hydrogen breath test
How to Cite?: Yasser S. Sheta, Abdallah Nawara, Elsayed A. Elgohary, Abeer M. Hafez, Samar S. Morsi, "Evaluation of Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome (SBBOS) in Egyptian Patients with Unexplained Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Histopathologic Features and Clinical Correlates in an Under Recognized Entity", Volume 4 Issue 11, November 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1044-1052, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=NOV151343, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/NOV151343