The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in appetite, metabolism and the microbiome – and how to look after it better ...

Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure that alters the digestive system to help individuals with obesity lose weight by ...

Peptic ulcers—open sores in the stomach or duodenum (first part of the small intestine)—represent one of the most common causes.

A man in Singapore ate a behemoth burger in about thirty minutes, overwhelming his digestive system and causing his stomach to become severely distended with undigested food.

Tourists visiting an unfamiliar city would have a hard time finding their way around if they were using nothing but a topological map, no matter how detailed. Most tourist maps, therefore, highlight ...

A periampullary duodenal diverticulum compresses the distal bile duct, leading to obstructive jaundice in a patient without ...