The head of the pancreas is the enlarged part of the gland that is tucked against the the C-loop of the duodenum. It has an inferior projection known as the uncinate process. A groove on the posterosuperior surface (upper rear part) of the head accommodates the bile duct. The head of ...
The stomach is a hollow organ that lies between the esophagus (food pipe) and duodenum (small intestine). It is an expanded part of the gastrointestinal tract (gut) that plays an important role in the digestion of food. The churning of food andgastric acid secretionbreaks down food into sma...
ObjectivesNo protocol for esophagogastroduodenoscopic examination of the duodenum has been established. We examined the feasibility and ability to detect neoplasms of a novel duodenal examination protocol. MethodsThis was a two-facility, prospective, observational study. Our protocol, the Seven Pictures...
Regardless of how the blood gets into the abdomen, the clinical finding is peritonitis (irritation of the lining of the abdomen). Hematomas may occur in solid organs such as the liver, spleen or kidney. They may occur within the walls of the bowel, including the small intestine (duodenum,...
A diagram of the stomach and duodenum. The TNM staging system assigns a value on the basis of the characteristics of thetumor, lymphnode involvement, andmetastases. The higher the values for each letter, the more advanced the cancer. Something like a T4N2M0, for example, would be an advanc...
6. This product can also be used to treat typhoid fever, typhoid carriers and leptospirosis; Amoxicillin can also be combined with clarithromycin and Lansoprazole to eradicate Helicobacter pylori in stomach and duodenum and reduce the recurrence rate of digestive tract ulcer. ...
I was operated on two months ago for a perforated ulcer in my duodenum. I never had any gastrointestinal problems my whole life except this. The culprit seems to be NSAID drugs that I have been taking for the past couple of years for my arthritis. ...
@speechie - I know of another two ligaments that are more of a duodenal ligament - the hepatogastric ligament and hepatoduodenal ligament are a part of the lesser omentum. These ligaments have something to do with the area of the duodenum and the liver. But again, like @runner101 descr...
Right Upper Quadrant or RUQ painmay arise from the liver, gallbladder, main bile duct, upper part of the ascending colon, right part of the transverse colon, stomach, duodenum, right kidney, ureter or adrenal gland, right lung membrane (pleura), lower right ribs, abdominal muscles, skin or...
A choledochal cyst is a type of cyst that occurs somewhere in the bile duct. The most common signs of a choledochal cyst are...