After an overnight fast, a Watson's capsule (with an attached 3 mm diameter aspiration tube) was orally inserted under fluoroscopic control into the proximal jejunum, 5 cm distal to Treitz's angle.

with the remainder divided equally into proximal, mid and distal jejunum and ileum), caecum and large intestine (proximal and distal). Mucosa from each segment was collected by scraping, frozen in ...

Polymerase chain reaction stool studies for common bacteria, viruses, and parasites were negative. Given the unclear clinical picture, the patient was sent for repeat CT imaging of the abdomen, which ...

1 Present evidence indicates that a normal biopsy from the distal duodenum or proximal jejunum excludes the diagnosis if the patient has been on a diet containing gluten. A similar lesion may be ...

Rarely, patients with proximal jejunostomy and several liters of daily stomal output will require octreotide (50-100 mcg subcutaneous, 2-4 times daily). [3] Its use should be discouraged because ...

1 Department of General Medicine, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 2 Department of General Medicine, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, ...

Oxidative Stress: Neuropathy, Excitability, and Neurodegeneration.

They distinguish 14 clusters of Tph1+ cells found along the gut axis. The manuscript focuses on two of these, (i) a multihormonal cell type shown to express markers of pathogen/toxin and nutrient ...

We analyzed the recurrent abdominal pain in this case over the past two years and found it to be associated with band compression. In most cases, the proximal intestinal contents gradually pass ...