Hirschsprung disease happens when nerve cells are missing in the large intestine, which can cause ... a pull-through procedure that removes a section of the colon and reattaches the remaining ...

“The upper section is lined with ... microbes at optimum levels.” The large intestine, which is almost 8m in length, consists ...

Peptic and Duodenal Ulcers A peptic ulcer is an open sore that develops in the stomach or duodenum (the first section ... the transverse colon, is in the upper abdominal cavity. Problems most often ...

Upper gastrointestinal and small intestine contrast imaging indicated intestinal malrotation ... and the midgut twisted 540° clockwise. The transverse colon in the spleen area was found, and the ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC), a type of cancer that affects the large intestine and rectum, is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide.

Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization ...

Most adenomatous polyps found during a routine colonoscopy of the large intestine are benign (noncancerous) and do not cause ...

For biologists, seeing is believing. But sometimes biologists have a hard time seeing. One particularly vexing challenge is ...

This bacterium has significant anti-Giardia activity, preventing the parasite from developing in the intestine. Their aim is to develop a new bacterial strain more resistant to digestive processes ...

The small intestine is around 20 ft (6 m) long and absorbs around 90% of the nutrients from food into the bloodstream. From the large intestine, the body absorbs water and electrolytes.