Following small bowel resection, which change impairs vitamin uptake?

💡 Explanation

Micronutrient deficiency arises from a small bowel resection because it diminishes absorptive surface area, reducing nutrient absorption. Reduced surface area impairs uptake; therefore this causes malabsorption rather than enhanced lymphatic transport or altered gastric function.

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