Third, the hydroxyl group on SI can resemble that of cholesterol and compete with cholesterol for incorporating into the mixed micelles of the bile emulsion in the small intestine. Such competition results in displacement of cholesterol from the bile emulsion, leading to reduction in cholesterol ...
When a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RNY) is performed, generally there is a short 'blind limb' which is created so that if your gastroenterologist who did your more recent endoscopy was trying to pass the endoscope down that side of your gastroenterostomy (stomach to intestine connection) it ...