Sealing off portion of intestinal lining treats obesity, resolves diabetes in animal model Nov 25, 2008
The most common operation Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has five key components: isolation and reduction in size of the upper portion of the stomach, exclusion of the rest of the stomach from the flow of ingested food, exclusion of the upper portion of the small intestine (the duodenum and upper jejunum) from the flow of food, delivery of undigested nutrients to the middle portion of the small intestine, and partial severing of the vagus nerve, a key conduit between the gastrointestinal system... (EurekAlert!)
Colic in Horses Oct 31, 2008
The stomach empties into the small intestines, which is divided into the duodenum, jejunum and ileum ... Twist or Torsion: A twist can occur in either the jejunum due to its length, or the left portion of the colon, because of the lack of attachment to the body wall. (Suite101.com)
What You Can Expect With Gastric By... Jul 30, 2008
The goal is to keep this away from the jejunum as much as possible to avoid complications. Next, the upper jejunum is divided in order to bring it up to connect to the upper stomach pouch ... The upper jejunum is also divided in preparation for bringing it up to connect to the upper stomach pouch. (Suite101.com)
Bowel prep oral sodium phosphate equal to fasting before capsule endoscopy for obscure GI bleeding Jun 18, 2008
Because a universally accepted scale for grading bowel cleanliness is lacking, researchers developed their own scale, assessing preparation at five different segments: duodenum, jejunum, middle small bowel, ileum and distal ileum. Bowel cleanliness and visibility were evaluated by assessing the presence of bubbles, liquid and the rate of visibility. (EurekAlert!)
Intestinal dysfunction may be cause of Type 2 diabetes Mar 9, 2008
Earlier research done by Dr. Rubino has already shown that the primary mechanisms by which gastrointestinal bypass procedures control diabetes specifically rely on the bypass of the upper small intestine the duodenum and jejunum ... "When we bypass the duodenum and jejunum, we are bypassing what may be the source of the problem," said Dr. Rubino. (Newindpress)
Diabetes May Be Disorder Of Upper Intestine: Surgery May Correct It Mar 6, 2008
Dr. Rubino's prior research has shown that the primary mechanisms by which gastrointestinal bypass procedures control diabetes specifically rely on the bypass of the upper small intestine the duodenum and jejunum ... "When we bypass the duodenum and jejunum, we are bypassing what may be the source of the problem," says Dr. Rubino, who is heading up NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Diabetes Surgery Center ... "In some individuals, the duodenum and jejunum may be producing too much of this... (Science Daily)
Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Oct 22, 2007
The middle part of the small intestine, the jejunum, is cut ... This way, food goes from the small gastric pouch straight into the jejunum ... Food goes straight from the stomach to the ileum while secretions from the liver and pancreas travel a longer distance through the duodenum and jejunum to the ileum. (Suite101.com)
Gastric Bypass May Cause Nutritional Deficiencies Oct 15, 2007
In the case of zinc absorption, the physiological evidence supports zinc absorption in the jejunum by a trancellular route involving a zinc-specific transporter, Zip4 ... The smaller stomach is connected directly to the middle portion of the small intestine (jejunum), bypassing the rest of the stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine (duodenum). (Newsmax)
Capsule Endoscopy Diagnoses More Crohn's Disease Recurrence After Surgery Than Colonoscopy Oct 1, 2007
Capsule endoscopy allows physicians to examine the lining of the middle part of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the three portions of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum). A tiny camera is contained inside of a pill that the patient swallows. (Science Daily)
Probiotic Good Bugs May Control Gut Infections Sep 9, 2007
Mr Collins is presenting the paper 'Lactobacillus plantarum reduces S. typhimurium invasion in a novel 3d porcine jejunum model' on Wednesday 05 September 2007 in the Microbial Infection Group session of the 161st Meeting of the Society for General Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, 03 - 06 September 2007. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Society for General Microbiology. (Science Daily)
To heal diabetes, doctors push weight-loss surgery Aug 24, 2007
The other strategy both shrinks the stomach and reroutes the passage of food to avoid upper portions of the small intestine known as the duodenum and some of the jejunum ... He came up with a procedure that would bypass the duodenum and the upper portion of the jejunum but leave the stomach intact, in contrast to the Roux-en-y procedure. (Moneyweb)
Waiting-room camaraderie, an interlude in the struggle Mar 15, 2007
I sit on the narrow table wearing a giant paper towel and thin black socks, while the doctor talks on the phone with a colleague, like a pair of car mechanics discussing what's under the hood: "Ileocecal valve Foley catheter the jejunum drainage spout.". By the time he hangs up, I'm in tears from anger at the overlong wait and fear about symptoms recurring so soon after surgery. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Weight Loss Surgery Risk: Brain Damage Mar 15, 2007
Thiamine or vitamin B-1 deficiency (also known as beriberi) will, rarely, occur as the result of its absorption site in the jejunum being bypassed. This deficiency can also result from inadequate nutritional supplements being taken post operatively. (Food Consumer)
Test tells how fast vitamins dissolve Feb 27, 2007
Stomach contents empty into the duodenum, which empties into the longer tract of the small intestine, made up of the jejunum and ileum. It is during the trek through the small intestine that most digested foods and dissolved pills are absorbed into the body. (Montana Standard, MT)
Empowering Women in Africa Feb 11, 2007
We examined the African who had multiple perforations of his jejunum secondary to tuberculosis (TB is rampant with the high incidence of HIV they go hand in hand); he is recuperating nicely. Probably 80 percent of the medical ward is HIV positive. (Fox News)
