Crohn’s disease: This condition causes inflammation and irritation, most commonly in the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine. Wrapping and thickening of mesenteric fat ...

In case you’ve ever wondered what connects your intestine to your abdomen, there’s a word – and now, a single organ – for that: the mesentery. But don’t worry; you haven’t grown a new ...

Small-intestinal mesentery. This region is connected to your small intestine, specifically the jejunum and ileum regions. These are the last two regions of your small intestine before it connects ...

Well-differentiated small intestine neuroendocrine tumors can give rise to mesenteric tumor deposits, which are not included in the current American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for ...

They're essential in the abdomen, since they provide support and attach the small intestine to the wall of the abdomen. Currently, there's no specific known cause of mesenteric panniculitis.

A total of 65 cases of primary small-bowel tumor were found, and in 33 of these the tumors were malignant. Shallow, Eger and Carty 5 state that primary cancer of the small intestine occurs in 0.1 ...

Mesenteric ischemia, or small bowel ischemia, involves a blockage of blood flow to the small intestine. Symptoms include pain and bloating. It often results from blood clots or atherosclerosis.

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 ...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

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 ...

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 ...