Except for the cecum and duodenum, the remainder of the intestine was of normal caliber. The colon was followed distally from the cecum. After running superiorly for a short distance, it passed ...

The resulting semifluid paste—chyme—is sealed in the stomach by two ringlike sphincter muscles for several hours and then released in short bursts into the duodenum. The first of three ...

The small bowel is an area we really can't see, because they can do an upper endoscopy and look at your stomach and duodenum ... And instead of the colon, the barium enemas, the lower GIs ...

The microbiome of the small intestine is distinct from the colon, and likely plays important roles beyond digestion. An overgrowth of bacteria in this region, most commonly a result of slow ...