A team at South Tyneside District Hospital has carried out the first operation of its kind in the North East. A first of its ...

A 43-year-old mother from Bromley in South East London, has revealed an early symptom before her bowel cancer diagnosis.

Cancer Research UK said this is a common sign for a number of cancers. The NHS recommends that if you have any of the above symptoms for three weeks or more, you should see a GP. It also advises to ...

Collagen membranes are widely used in guided bone regeneration (GBR) because of their good biocompatibility and low immunogenicity. As a bioderived collagen membrane, small intestinal submucosa (SIS) ...

Out-of-pocket expenses for bowel preparation may limit access to colonoscopy, potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment, ...

We report a novel method for identifying the small intestine electrical activity slow-wave frequencies (SWFs) from noninvasive biomagnetic measurements. Superconducting quantum interference device ...

The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in ...

Short bowel syndrome is a Crohn's disease complication that can cause chronic diarrhea and lead to dehydration and malabsorption of nutrients. Learn how to manage symptoms and find relief. A small ...

Background: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been proposed to be common in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with altered small-bowel motility as a possible predisposing factor. Aim: To ...

Small bowel obstruction: A practical step-by-step evidence-based approach to evaluation, decision making, and management. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 79 (4), 661–668. https ...

The small intestine has an abundance of villi, which give it a kind of velvety appearance. II Large intestine Latin: colon Length: 1 – 1.5 m There is around one kilo of bacteria in the intestines, the ...

Colon cancer The colon is the first part of the large bowel. It is about 5 feet long and is divided into 4 sections. Cancer can develop in any of these. The parts of the colon are the: ascending colon ...