Crohn’s disease affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It can affect the small intestine. Because the small intestine is more narrow, Crohn’s strictures can lead to obstruction.

Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine ... on its own if the twist or obstruction is not severe and the intestine untwists spontaneously.

Congenital intestinal atresia and obstruction are serious conditions ... A minimally invasive surgical technique that uses small incisions and specialized instruments, often resulting in quicker ...

Small intestine perforations are rare ... Muscular movements push the stool toward the rectum for elimination. Bowel obstruction (such as impacted stool), diverticulitis, and IBD (Crohn's disease ...

This case illustrates the clinical course that follows massive resection of the small intestine: the immediate postoperative period, during which fluid and electrolyte losses, bowel complications ...

It primarily affects the ileum, or the end section of your small intestine ... which may cause a tear in your colon. A bowel obstruction or intestinal blockage is the most common Crohn’s ...

Malignant small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common and distressing complication that occurs particularly in patients with bowel or gynecologic cancer. Although surgery should be the primary ...

The international experience of small bowel transplantation since 1985 has been compiled and analyzed through the International Intestinal Transplant Registry. [10] As of May 2001, the Registry ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD ... Crohn’s Disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestines, which affects the colon and ileum (the last part of the small intestine). Crohn’s ...