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Severe generalized gas distension of large intestine is more commonly associated with mechanical obstruction than with inflammatory lesions of large colon (Figure 11-11). Meconium frequently appears as granular contents in the ascending or descending colon (Figure 11-12). Pneumoperitoneum suggestive of ...
Angiodysplasia of the ascending colon with recurrent gastrointestinal bleedingBesson, ALoup, PSaegesser, F
The large intestine is divided anatomically into several regions, including the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum. The colon, like the small intestine, is lined with a columnar epithelium, but the microvilli on the colonic cells are much less p...
Though the entire GI tract works in symphonic harmony, we must limit ourselves in this article to the large intestine's anatomy and physiology. The large intestine is approximately 5 feet in length and is comprised of four segments: the ascending colon (8 inches); transverse colon (18 inches...
When fertilized eggs are ingested, they travel to the intestine and the larvae emerge, taking up residence in the walls of the colon and cecum. They attach themselves with part of their bodies embedded in the mucosa. The larvae mature and live in the cecum and ascending colon. After 60 to...
Visceral pain is a major clinical problem and one of the most common reasons patients with gastrointestinal disorders seek medical help. Peripheral sensory neurons that innervate the gut can detect noxious stimuli and send signals to the central nervous
Histological examination of colonic mucosa revealed lymphocytic infiltration in the lamina propria, with abundant lymphocytes and plasma cells in ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon, and scattered eosinophilic infiltration without neutrophil infiltration or granuloma formation (Fig. 2). Table...
As a novel method, NOTES provides many advantages compared to traditional laparotomies, such as zero incision and scar, less pain, injury, a reduced dosage of analgesic and anesthetic, rapid recovery, reduce hospitalization, and decrease inpatient complications (nosocomial infection, deep vein thrombos...
In various other embodiments, the large intestine sample comprises the cecum, colon (the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon), rectum and/or the anal canal. In yet other embodiments, the small intestine sample comprises the duodenum, jejunum, and/...