Emotions and the Digestive Tract

Gas in the Digestive Tract

Lower Digestive Tract

This small book is an attempt to review present knowledge on the morphology, immunology, and pathogenicity of the pleuropneumonia-like organisms (PPLO). The author is a recognized authority on these organisms and the material is presented from her point of view, although she readily admits that there are some who may be in disagreement with her conclusions. Four of the eleven chapters are devot...

Lower Digestive Tract Microbiology

The lower digestive tract of animals is often referred to as the hindgut and normally denotes the large intestine, which includes the cecum, colon, and rectum. The cecum is a branch from the junction of the small intestine and colon. There is a great diversity among animals in hindgut morphology, mainly in relation to diet of the animal. Carnivores have a small hindgut and a cecum may be absent...

Digestive-tract sarcoidosis

Digestive tract sarcoidosis (DTS) is rare and case-series are lacking. In this retrospective case-control study, we aimed to compare the characteristics, outcome, and treatment of patients with DTS, nondigestive tract sarcoidosis (NDTS), and Crohn disease.We included cases of confirmed sarcoidosis, symptomatic digestive tract involvement, and noncaseating granuloma in any digestive tract. Each ...

The Clinical Pathology of the Digestive Tract

ACUTE abdominal conditions so frequently cause death, and chronic lead to so long continiued ill-health and, often, dangerous complications, that it is obvious that (liagnosis with a view to treatment should be made as sootn as possible. It is essential that the diagnosis be as certain and exact as may be, for, in the acute case, its accuracy may be a matter of paramount importance, while, in t...