The circulation of the small bowel mucosa.

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Asymptomatic small bowel serosa translocation of intra uterine device, A case report

Introduction: One of the serious complications of intra uterine device (IUD) is uterine perforation and translocation of it to abdominal organs. Translocation is usually accompanied with abdominal or pelvic pain and absence of string in vaginal examination. Therefore, it was decided to report an asymptomatic case of translocation of IUD to small bowel serosa with presence of string in vaginal e...

Putrescine as a source of instant energy in the small intestine of the rat.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS It has been suggested that putrescine acts as a growth factor in the gut, but its exact function in some aspects of cellular metabolism is still in question. The aim of the present work was to identify some functions of putrescine in small bowel metabolism. ANIMALS Rats (about 80 g), in groups of five, were given either phytohaemagglutinin- or lactalbumin-containing diets,...

The Role of Appendix in the Management of Biliary Atresia Associated with Bowel Atresia

Biliary atresia is characterized by the progressive obliteration of extra- and intrahepatic biliary duct system leading to the obstruction of bile flow in infancy. The cause(s) of biliary atresia remain unclear and many surgical options for bypassing the atretic segment have been described.1-3 Biliary atresia may be associated with small bowel atresia.  The surgical interventions for biliary dr...

Report of an interesting case of small bowel duplication [Persian]

  A 13 years old boy with severe abdominal pain and history of intermittent (II bleeding since the aye of 3 months, is presented. Different diagnostic procedures were unremarkable. A Tc-99m Pertechnetate abdominal study revealed abnormal radionuclide accumulation in small bowel region. Duplication of small bowel was suspected which was confirmed by surgery and patholo...