The Small Intestine - Articles
Testing of the Small Intestine
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
... ility abnormalities is small bowel manometry (antroduodenal manometry). This involves placing a long tube with pressure sensors on it that passes through the stomach and into the small intestine. It is important to record several of the housekeeper wave fronts to be sure of the diagnosis. In some clinics this is done by recording for five hours or ...
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SMALL INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION IN INDIA
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nitinsyal
Intestine is a segment of the digestive tract extends from stomach to the anus. It has two parts small intestine and large intestine which has further sub-divided parts. In the whole body anatomy intestine is one of the most important parts. Intestine transplant means replacement of a diseased intestine with a healthy one donated from another perso ...
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HE LIVES WITHOUT SMALL INTESTINE
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nitinsyal
... who hails from Tamil Nadu is currently undergoing a treatment at Church of South India (CSI) hospital in Bangalore for a rare disease, short bowel syndrome. He does not have the small intestine which absorbs and digests food. It was surgically removed. In December 2008, he complained about severe abdominal pain and the doctors at first thought it ...
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Saturated Fat Linked to Small Intestine Cancer...
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DiseaseProof
A new study in Cancer Research claims eating foods high in saturated fat, like red meat, may heighten the risk of cancer in the small intestine. HealthDay News Reports:Previous research had identified a link between red and processed meats and cancer of the large intestine, but this is the first pr ...
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Small intestinal structure and passive permeability in systemic sclerosis
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Jan
By I. Cobden and Colleague Seventeen patients with proven systemic sclerosis had a peroral jejunal biopsy performed. Four biopsies were regarded as showing abnormalities, which were mostly confined to the deeper structures, although in two there was a minimal degree of villous atrophy without epithelial cell changes. Passive intestinal permeability ...
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Small bowel cancer
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
... r rare type of sarcoma is gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST), which can develop in any part of the small bowel.Carcinoid: tumours arise in cells that make hormones within the small intestine. These tumours appear more commonly in the ileum and sometimes within the appendix.Lymphoma: These tumours start in the lymph tissue of the small bowel. Th ...
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Small Bowel and Colonic Intussusception
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
Intussusception is a condition in which one section of the bowel tunnels into an adjoining section, like a collapsible telescope. Intussusception can occur in the colon, the small bowel, or between the small bowel and colon. The result is a blocked small bowel or colon.Intussusception is rare in adults. Causes includebenign or malignant growthsadh ...
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PET in small bowel cancer
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Mark Levin
The small bowel represents approximately 75% of the length of the overall GI tract and contains 90% of the gastrointestinal tract surface area but < 5% of GI cancers occur in the small bowel. 1997 epidemiologic data from the United States demonstrated 131,200 large bowel cancers, 22,400 stomach cancers but only 4,900 small bowel cancers. PET sca ...
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