Experts agree that intestinal ultrasound is repeatable, well-tolerated, and accurately diagnoses and provides a monitoring strategy for small bowel Crohn's disease strictures. Diverse roundtable panel ...
Small intestine cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow in the tissues of the small bowel, the long tube that connects your ...
A total of 169 patients (25 male) who met the Rome II criteria for IBS were evaluated in the Functional Bowel Disease clinic during the study period. Ninety eight (76 female) of these patients had ...
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) affects how well the small intestine absorbs nutrients. Surgery, medications, and nutritional support are all part of a comprehensive treatment plan for this condition. SBS ...
Jessica Grembi, an assistant professor of pharmacology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has received a ...
This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...
Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus both disrupt bowel movements and can require urgent medical attention. The two conditions have different causes and treatments. Hirschsprung disease happens ...