Terminal ileum resection is associated with increased risk for colorectal cancer among individuals with Crohn disease.

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 ...

In the jejunum and ileum, resection and end-to-end or side-to-side anastomosis is performed. The duodenum, however, presents a more complicated technical problem because of its anatomic position.

How to provide care for people with different types of urinary and faecal stomas and how to recognise and manage common stoma complications.

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How much guts does it take to survive? Nature supplies man with an average 25 feet, four-fifths of it in the small intestine (comprising the duodenum, ileum and jejunum). Through the small ...

Dementia, a cognitive disorder affecting memory, reasoning, and social abilities, is currently experienced by an estimated 50 ...

Resection of the terminal ileum and ileocecal valve was most probably responsible for the failure of bile-salt absorption and consequent bile-salt deficiency seen in our subjects.

Crohn’s disease (CD) affecting the jejunum and ileum is uncommon, posing diagnostic challenges. A 35-year-old male, experiencing intermittent periumbilical pain, diarrhea, and fever for five years, ...

In 50% to 60.5% of cases, this occurs in the ileum; the jejunum, duodenum, colon, or stomach are involved less frequently.

Multimodal treatment options for advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NET) of jejunum/ileum and of pancreatic origin are reviewed. Current topics being discussed are: European ...

This article explains jejunal atresia, a congenital birth defect that is a leading cause of bowel obstruction in newborns.