RT Book, Section A1 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 58104502 T1 Blind Loop Syndrome T2 Quick Answers Surgery YR 2010 FD 2010 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58104502 RD 2024/03/29 AB • Intestinal stasis and bacterial overgrowth related to disruption of propulsive forces or other factors that limit bacterial growth• Proliferating bacteria deconjugate bile acids, making micellar formation inadequate resulting in increased colonic fatty acids and steatorrhea• Megaloblastic anemia results from malabsorption of vitamin B12 .• Treatment should be geared toward correcting the anatomic defect predisposing to bacterial overgrowth, or decreasing bacterial concentration through antibiotic treatment