Items tagged “small intestine”
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Duodenum
The duodenum (plural: duodena or duodenums) is the first part of the small intestine and is the continuation of the stomach.
Gross anatomy
The duodenum is a 20-30 cm C-shaped hollow viscus predominantly on the right side of the vertebral column. It lies at the level of L1-3 and the convexity o...
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Tumors of the small intestine
The small intestine is rarely the site of malignant tumors, although it accounts for ~75% of the entire length of the GI tract and more than 90% of the mucosal surface. Approximately 40 different histologic tumor types have been described.
In this article, an overview will be given of the most...
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Flocculation
Flocculation refers to the breakdown of a barium suspension during a fluoroscopic study.
The small bowel environment eventually separates out a barium suspension, and this can occur during the normal course of a barium study (15 minutes to three hours) or as a feature of certain pathological en...