Background: Acute mesenteric ischaemia and duodenal perforation are surgical emergencies with serious consequences. Patients presenting with acute mesenteric ischaemia alone face a high mortality rate ...

A duodenal ulcer is a type of peptic ulcer that can appear in the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine that’s connected directly to the stomach where it empties into the ...

Until now, only a few reports have been published on chromosomal changes or methylation of DNA with respect to the carcinogenesis of the small intestine, 20, 21, 22 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Van Baar and colleagues’ study comprised 16 patients ...

Patients with gluten-sensitive enteropathy usually have increased numbers of duodenal intraepithelial lymphocytes even if the villous architecture is normal. Some authors advocate the use of CD8 and ...

The duodenum is the first and shortest part of the small intestine. It’s located between your stomach and the jejunum, the next portion of your small intestine. The duodenum is shaped like a horseshoe ...

The small intestine is a tubular structure within the abdominal cavity that carries the food in continuation with the stomach up to the colon from where the large intestine carries it to the rectum ...

The unusual presentation of this patient raised an important question regarding her dual pathology: which occurred first? Did she have a perforated duodenal ulcer, causing sepsis and hypotension ...