THE small intestine comprises the longest portion of the alimentary canal and yet receives small consideration in the diagnosis of intestinal tumors. The reason is the rarity of neoplasms in the sm ...

About 50% of patients with small intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) have their prognosis negatively impacted by the development of mesenteric fibrosis, but the mechanisms behind these are ...

Closure of mesenteric defects during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reduced the long-term risk for small bowel obstruction, according to study results in JAMA Surgery.“One of the most ...

When the abdomen was opened, the small bowel was found to be bluish gray from the ligament of Treitz through the terminal ileum. There were no pulsations in the small-bowel mesenteric arteries.

By analyzing draining mesenteric lymph nodes of affected small intestinal segments of patients who had required surgery, a research team led by Lukas Unger from MedUni Vienna identified immune ...

Mesenteric adipose tissue is fat that surrounds the intestines in the abdomen of mammals. This tissue contains hematopoietic cells – a subset of stem cells that can turn into different kinds of blood ...

An exploratory surgery revealed that there had been a blood clot in one of the vessels that carries blood from the small intestines, a condition called mesenteric ischemia.

Researchers investigated whether a high-refined carbohydrate diet and associated metabolic alterations could cause small intestinal dysregulation.

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a condition where the small intestine becomes narrowed. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is caused by severe weight loss and is a complication of anorexia.

Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around itself, causing a bowel blockage. This twist can block blood flow to the ...

Broodmares are largely overrepresented in the large colon volvulus (LCV) caseload: one study evaluating the distribution of surgical LCV cases at a large referral hospital in California found that ...

About 50% of patients with small intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) have their prognosis negatively impacted by the development of mesenteric fibrosis, but the mechanisms behind these are ...