In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 18 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented to assist primary care providers in identifying biliary ...

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare condition that occurs when you have symptoms of intestinal obstruction without anything physically blocking the intestines. It can be chronic or develop ...

Colon cancer develops when tumorous growths form in the large intestine. It often produces no symptoms in the early stages, but people should see a doctor if they notice persistent changes in ...

As early as 1975, the triad of GI mucosal injury, presence of bacteria in the gut, and introduction of a metabolic substrate (eg, feedings) was proposed as the etiology of bowel necrosis [3] (Fig 2).

Approximately 85% of fluids ingested and those secreted by the GI tract on a daily basis are absorbed via the small intestine. During fetal development, the small intestine undergoes several ...

Recommendations are presented to assist primary care providers in identifying biliary atresia in newborns by 2 to 4 weeks of life.

Bile is released at the first section of the small intestine, called the duodenum, situated immediately after the stomach. Acholia can affect children and even newborns. While uncommon, it is ...

These changes can lead to a different bathroom pattern. Usually, these changes resolve as you recover. For many people, bowel function returns to normal just after a few days or weeks, depending on ...

2 National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK ...