Agomab’s ALK5 inhibitor has proven its ability to target the correct part of the intestine in a phase 2 trial of ...

Crohn's disease belongs to a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). This chronic condition causes ...

Perioperative optimization of nutrition leads to lower risks, better outcomes, and improved quality of life for patients.

The most common procedure is ileocolonic resection, which involves removing the end of the small intestine (the ileum), where it connects to the beginning of the large intestine (the colon).

NBC 7 anchor Monica Kaiser Dean had her world turned upside down after the routine colonoscopy last Thanksgiving.

After aiding digestion, they are reabsorbed in the terminal ileum (part of the small intestine) and return to the liver through a process called enterohepatic circulation. When this process is ...

Also called a K-pouch, a continent ileostomy is a connection of the end of the small intestine, called the ileum, to the skin of your abdomen. A surgeon makes it so that waste can leave your body ...

Under intermittent fluoroscopic control, the catheter was positioned with the tube tip located in the proximal small intestine. Further progression of the catheter into the ileum was attained as ...

This binding is essential for absorption in the intestine," explains Dr Samhita. "The B12-intrinsic factor complex is absorbed specifically in the terminal ileum. Conditions affecting this region ...

Ileocolitis is the most common form of Crohn's disease. It causes inflammation of the terminal ileum (the end point of the ...