A recent study reveals a concerning rise in appendix cancer among younger adults. Researchers observed a significant increase ...

The M.E.N. was granted rare access to the ward inside the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital where tiny babies battle the odds, five-year-olds face daily seizures, and teenagers try to sit their ...

Personal trainer, Dan Bourne, who owns and operates a gym in Hertfordshire, is set to undertake one of the UK’s most gruelling ...

The remaining parts of the colon can often be reconnected, allowing digestion to continue, albeit with potential changes in ...

Since the emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in 2014 and the associated novel sequalae that emerged, much has been learned about the effects of antenatal exposure to Zika virus. Zika virus in ...

Just when we thought we had enough on our medical to-do list-Pap smears, mammograms, cholesterol checks, stress management, ...

After the small intestine was subjected to crush injury, slight bleeding was observed, specifically manifesting as mesenteric ischemia, congestion, edema, and contusions of the intestinal wall. The ...

In patients with small intestinal Crohn’s disease (CD), there is a need for a simple, non-invasive test to reduce dependence on invasive procedures (eg, enteroscopy) and costly imaging (eg, MRI or CT ...

A man was hospitalized after more than three feet of his small intestine broke through a two-inch hole in his abdomen where he had a recurrent hernia.

More than three feet of the man's small intestine broke through his skin in a two-inch wide spot after he suffered a recurring “ parastomal hernia,” which, according to Washington University ...

Small intestine articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed The small intestine is located between the stomach and the large intestine and is composed of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum.