The microbiome of the small intestine is distinct from the colon, and likely plays important roles beyond digestion. An overgrowth of bacteria in this region, most commonly a result of slow ...

Academic Matthew Lee has been awarded the prestigious Hunterian Lectureship by the Royal College of Surgeons following his research into bowel obstruction.

Small intestine cancer is a rare cancer that develops in the tissues of the small intestine, a 20-foot-long organ that connects the stomach to the large intestine (colon). Its job is to break down ...

It is also known as colorectal cancer. Your treatment depends on where the cancer starts in your bowel. The bowel is split into 2 parts - the small bowel and the large bowel. The large bowel includes ...

Bowel resection is done either by opening the abdomen (open resection) or by laparoscopy. Laparoscopy for bowel resection usually involves 3 to 6 very small incisions instead of one large one.

Crohn’s disease affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It can affect the small intestine. Because the small intestine is more narrow, Crohn’s strictures can lead to obstruction.