Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

Absorption is a crucial part of the digestive process that brings the molecules from the digested food into the blood and, ultimately, the cells. Problems with your small or large intestine can affect ...

The differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal cow's milk allergy in infancy includes celiac disease, which in this case was excluded on duodenal histology (while on a wheat-containing diet).

Although the small intestine makes up the largest part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, small intestine cancers are rare in the United States. In fact, they account for fewer than 1 in 10 cancers ...

Introduction: Anomalous congenital bands are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, with only five previously reported cases involving duodenal obstruction. We present a fifth case of duodenal ...

Conversely, Murray et al. in a multicenter, randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled, dose-ranging study enrolled 494 symptomatic coeliac patients on a GFD for at least 1 year with duodenal ...

Therefore, our aim was to evaluate duodenal mucosal integrity and low-grade inflammation in patients with FD. Design Duodenal biopsy specimens were obtained from 15 patients with FD fulfilling the ...

and were also helpful in evaluating patients with indeterminate duodenal histology. Conclusions: The presence of a positive screening test for celiac autoantibodies does not appear to be a major ...