UCSF researchers are using tiny "mini-organs" to model disease, personalize treatment, and understand human development. They ...

Over 13 million metal grill brushes have been recalled this year due to reports of people swallowing the bristles and seeking ...

A signaling system known as the Wnt pathway plays a central role in how cells in the intestine grow, divide, and renew themselves. Decades of research have shown that disruption of this pathway is a ...

A 3-year-old girl miraculously survived a freak accident involving a pool drain — which ripped out her small intestine during a family vacation in Mexico, according to a lawsuit. Little Paloma ...

Scientists report early progress toward a potential treatment for complications of short bowel syndrome, a condition that often follows intestinal surgery. Credit: Stock A new experimental compound ...

Researchers at Washington University have developed a gut-specific drug that protects the liver and improves nutrient absorption in mice after small bowel surgery. Surgical removal of diseased or ...

A generic form of teduglutide, Teduglutide Viatris (Viatris Limited), that cuts parenteral nutrition needs in patients with short-bowel syndrome (SBS) has received a positive opinion from the European ...

A simple interrupted pattern and a simple continuous pattern are most commonly used, but how do you decide which one to use? Galina Hayes, BVSc, DVSc, PhD, DACVECC, DACVS, offers an answer. Galina ...

1 Unit of Pediatric Surgery, Ziguinchor Regional Hospital Center, Ziguinchor, Senegal. 2 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the ...

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your stomach and your intestines. But some of what you eat makes it all the way through those twists and turns and comes ...

Chronic intestinal bleeding caused by vascular malformations is uncommon. Locating these small intestinal vascular malformations with precision during surgery remains a challenge. With the rapid ...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare and severe intestinal motility disorder with poor long-term prognosis and high mortality rate, especially when the small intestine is involved.