However, many small intestinal lesions that cause asymptomatic anaemia ... Where giardiasis is suspected, stool should be sent for ELISA, even if histology of duodenal biopsy samples is negative.

In most adolescents and young adults, routine small intestinal biopsy is not needed ... a new diagnostic approach should be instituted. Serology and histology may be part of this approach.16 However, ...

The disease most often affects the small and large intestine. However, inflammation can occur anywhere in the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus. Chronic inflammation of the intestines can cause ...

This type of Crohn’s disease affects the stomach and duodenum, which is the first part of your small intestine. It’s also referred to as Crohn’s disease with upper gastrointestinal (GI ...

Data are accumulating that emphasize the important role of the intestinal barrier and intestinal permeability for health and disease. However, these terms are poorly defined, their assessment is a ...

Potential dilemmas include those with positive serology but normal histology, negative serology but abnormal duodenal mucosal ... the traditional role of small-bowel histology as critical in ...

Statement 3: small intestinal aspirate remains the gold standard for SIBO diagnosis. While jejunal aspirate with ≥10 5 CFU/mL has been the traditional threshold, duodenal aspirate with the updated ...

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the alleviated effect of taurine against small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) injury induced by oxidative stress. Methods: The piglet model of ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

Peptic ulcer disease is a common digestive disorder in which acid and digestive enzymes cause the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) to erode. A peptic ulcer ...