Doctors at Bhopal's Hamidia Hospital performed a historic surgery, creating a new stomach from the small intestine for a ...

Although the small intestine makes up the largest part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, small intestine cancers are rare in the United States. In fact, they account for fewer than 1 in 10 cancers ...

Fistulas and abscesses caused by ileitis ... which is the first part of your small intestine. It’s also referred to as Crohn’s disease with upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract involvement.

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

We present a case of a woman in her 70s who arrived in the emergency department with signs of small-bowel obstruction. CT scanning revealed acute cholecystitis with a cholecystoduodenal fistula, ...

Did you know if you unfolded your intestines, they'd be taller than a giraffe? Yep, they form a digestive tube so lengthy it's got two sections. The so-called small intestine is about 22 feet long ...

A fistula is an abnormal passage between two tube-like organs or between a tube-like ... Being diagnosed with Crohn's colitis doesn't mean Crohn's will never affect the small intestine or other areas ...

and physiologic factors that increase the risk for fistula. On the basis of physiologic immaturity, characterized by small pelvic size in the years immediately following menarche, [21,22,23,24 ...

With Crohn's colitis, a fistula can form between the bowel and ... Crohn's colitis doesn't mean Crohn's will never affect the small intestine or other areas of your digestive tract.