Small Intestine Disorders: MedlinePlus [NEW TOPIC UPDATED]

Small Intestine Disorders

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smallintestinedisorders.html

 

Testing of the Small Intestine - aboutGIMotility.org

 

Your small intestine is the longest part of your digestive system - about twenty feet long! It connects your stomach to your large intestine (or colon) and folds many times to fit inside your abdomen. Your small intestine does most of the digesting of the foods you eat. It has three areas called the duodenum, the ileum, and the jejunum.

Problems with the small intestine can include:

• Bleeding
• Celiac disease
• Crohn's disease
• Infections
• Intestinal cancer
• Intestinal obstruction
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Ulcers, such as peptic ulcer

Treatment of disorders of the small intestine depends on the cause.

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Small Intestine Disorders: MedlinePlus

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA  

• Blind loop syndrome
• Culture - duodenal tissue biopsy
• Duodenal atresia
• EGD - esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Enteritis
• Enteroclysis
• Enteroscopy
• Ileostomy
• Meckel's diverticulectomy
• Meckel's diverticulectomy - slideshow
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  Meckel's diverticulum Necrotizing enterocolitis Short bowel syndrome Small bowel bacterial overgrowth Small bowel resection Small bowel resection - slideshow Small bowel resection - discharge Small intestine aspirate and culture Smear of duodenal fluid aspirate Upper GI and small bowel series

  Testing of the Small Intestine - aboutGIMotility.org

Related Topics

• Celiac Disease
• Crohn's Disease
• Diarrhea
• Digestive Diseases
• Gastroenteritis
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Intestinal Cancer
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Malabsorption Syndromes
• Ostomy
• Peptic Ulcer
• Digestive System
• Testing of the Small Intestine - aboutGIMotility.org

National Institutes of Health

• The primary NIH organization for research on Small Intestine Disorders is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases