Heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) refers to the occurrence of organized fundic gland tissue of congenital origin. HGM is a well-described entity that occurs in different parts of the gastrointestinal ...

Several important advances in the clinical practice of gastroenterology were addressed during this year's Digestive Disease Week (DDW). This review briefly summarizes the relevant concepts that ...

Children and adolescents with untreated celiac disease display disease-related, histological alterations in the duodenal bulb, according to a new study. In 16 of the 665 patients enrolled in the study ...

LARGE ulcers of the duodenum are rare. Only -L# 21 cases of duodenal ulcers of 2 cm. or more have been reported in the literature. These so-called giant duodenal ulcers may involve the entire duodenal ...

Coeliac disease is increasingly recognized as a global problem in both children and adults. Traditionally, the findings of characteristic changes of villous atrophy and increased intraepithelial ...

SINCE 1910, when Moynihan 1 clearly described the clinical features of duodenal ulcer, there has been general agreement that the history is all important in diagnosis. Indeed, in the presence of a ...

A duodenal ulcer is a type of peptic ulcer that can appear in the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine that’s connected directly to the stomach where it empties into the ...

Duodenal cancer is a rare type of cancer that forms in the first part of the small intestine. Symptoms can be vague, which can make early diagnosis difficult. In this article, we look at what duodenal ...

3.1 Endoscopic implantation of a duodenal–jejunal bypass liner (DJBL) is a procedure that aims to improve glycaemic control in people with obesity or who are overweight. 3.2 The procedure is done with ...

Endoscopic implantation of a duodenal–jejunal bypass liner (DJBL) is a procedure that aims to improve glycaemic control in people with obesity or who are overweight. The procedure is done with the ...