Absorption of iron instilled into the stomach, duodenum, and jejunum.

The stomach and duodenum.

Action of 5-hydroxytryptamine on the human stomach, duodenum, and jejunum in vitro.

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS These pharmacological studies on human alimentary smooth muscle show that different regions of gut respond differently. Where a response is obtained it is due to a direct action on the muscle. It is generally accepted that alimentary smooth muscle contracts in the presence of 5-hydroxy-tryptamine (5-HT). This appears to be true for several animal species. Erspamer (1940, 1952...

Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum

Patients with ingestion of foreign objects and esophageal food boluses commonly are seen in the emergency department (ED). Although most objects pass spontaneously, approximately 10 to 20% require a nonoperative intervention, and fewer than 1% require surgical removal. Death as a result of foreign body ingestion or impaction is rare. Patients with esophageal foreign bodies can be classified int...

Stomach and Duodenum GROSS ANATOMY OF THE STOMACH AND DUODENUM Arteries

The stomach has an arterial supply on both the lesser and greater curves . On the lesser curve, the left gastric artery, a branch of the coeliac axis, forms an anastomotic arcade with the right gastric artery, which arises from the common hepatic artery. The gastroduodenal artery, which is also a branch of the hepatic artery, passes behind the first part of the duodenum. Here it divides into th...

The Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum