Alimentary Tract Duplications in Children

alimentary tract duplications: a report of six cases

six cases of gastrointestinal duplications with varied manifestations are being presented. case 1 presented with an epigastric mass, case 2 presented with an epigastric mass along with projectile vomiting since birth time, case 3 had severe colicky pain and was admitted as an emergency case, case 4 presented with massive rectal bleeding along with hypovolemic shock, case 5 was admitted for cons...

Alimentary Tract: Intestine

While tremendous advances have improved the understanding of inflammatory bowel disease, with regard to environmental risk factors as well as the biochemical nature of the inflammatory process, a determination of primary etiology remains elusive. Numerous theories have been proposed in the past century concerning the cause of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis with implications for specific...

Hamartomas in the alimentary tract.

Alimentary Tract Motility

Alimentary/Tract/Motility/ 1 SMOOTH MUSCLE Smooth muscle lines the walls of hollow organs (eg. intestine, uterus), the circulatory system (arteries and veins), and ducts of secretory glands. The primary role of smooth muscle is to regulate the diameter of the organ lumen which it surrounds. Although "smooth muscle" is used to categorize muscle components of these various tissues, there is a lar...

Aging and the alimentary tract.