In normal subjects, the liquid, solid and oil phase of a meal are emptied differently. In patients with Billroth II gastrojejunostomy, dumping of the oil phase is the most pronounced difference from the normal physiology of gastric emptying. This could be one of the reasons why Billroth II gastrectomy may be associated with fat malabsorption.
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