This article, part 4 in a 6-part series, describes the physiology and functions of the jejunum and ileum, the last two sections of the small intestine, where most absorption of nutrients takes place ...

New research in mice now points to a significant role for fungi in the intestine — the communities of molds and yeasts known ...

The duodenum is about 25 cm (10 inches) long; the jejunum is about 2.5 m (8 feet) long and the ileum is about 3.6 m (12 feet) long. The small intestine begins with the duodenum. The duodenum ...

This is the top part of the small bowel, which connects to the stomach. Jejunal neuroendocrine cancers start in the jejunum. This is the middle part of the small bowel. Ileal neuroendocrine cancers ...

The middle section, about two-fifths of the length of the small intestine, is called the jejunum, and the last section is the ileum. The primary function of both of these sections is to absorb ...

It can be hypothesized that those transporters that are more frequently found in the duodenum and upper jejunum play a role in decreased drug absorption in the RYGB patient. Those transporters ...

Researchers report a case of a coffee spoon that was swallowed accidentally and passed through the stomach and reached the jejunum, with no complications. Foreign body ingestion is a frequent ...

This study combined two established and well-characterized human MPSs, the RepliGut ® Jejunum and PhysioMimix ® Liver MPS, in an interconnected dual-organ MPS, to create a Gut/Liver system ...

This surgical technique is called a "Roux-en-Y." After a Roux-en-Y, food passes directly from the stomach into the jejunum, bypassing the duodenum. This curbs your absorption of calories and ...

In the former, surgeons replace the missing section of the esophagus with a section of the small bowel, specifically the jejunum. It is used primarily to treat children who have already undergone ...