74 T_h e small intestine
ANATOMY OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
ANATOMY OF THE SMALL INTESTINE Although the duodenum is anatomically indistinguishable from the r...
Bacterial overgrowth
Bacterial overgrowth The small intestine can become colonised with bacteria normally confined to t...
Benign
Benign The majority of small bowel neoplasms are benign, comprising adenomas, lipomas, haemangio...
CONDITIONS CAUSING MALABSORPTION Coeliac disease
CONDITIONS CAUSING MALABSORPTION Coeliac disease Coeliac disease is the most common cause of mal...
CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS Intestinal diverticula
CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS Intestinal diverticula Diverticula (hollow outpouchings) are a common...
Chronic small intestinal ischaemia
Chronic small intestinal ischaemia Chronic small intestinal ischaemia almost invariably results f...
Complications of stomas
Complications of stomas Stoma complications are underestimated and common ( Summary box 74.6 ). O...
ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA
ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA An abnormal connection between the small intestine and the skin can occu...
End-ileostomy
End-ileostomy An end-ileostomy is formed after a colectomy without anas - tomosis, when it may la...
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human immunodeficiency virus Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with a numb...
I N F E C T I V E E N T E R I T I S Campylobacter
I N F E C T I V E E N T E R I T I S Campylobacter Infection with Campylobacter jejuni (a Gram-ne...
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE The term ‘inflammatory bowel disease’ is reserved for conditions charac...
Introduction
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Learning objectives
Learning objectives To appreciate: The basic anatomy and physiology of the small intestine intest...
Loop ileostomy
Loop ileostomy A loop ileostomy is often used for defunctioning a low rectal anastomosis or an il...
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SMALL INTESTINE The principal function of the small intestine is the digestio...
SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME INTESTINAL FAILURE
SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME/ INTESTINAL FAILURE Intractable diarrhoea with impaired absorption of nutri...
STOMAS
STOMAS A stoma is an artificial opening made in the bowel to divert faeces and flatus outside the a...
Stoma bags and appliances
Stoma bags and appliances Stoma output is collected in a disposable adhesive bag. Ileostomy appli...
TUMOURS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
TUMOURS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE Small bowel tumours are rare and in total account for less than 10...
Tuberculosis of the intestine
Tuberculosis of the intestine Tuberculosis, like CD, can a ff ect any part of the gastrointestina...
VASCULAR ANOMALIES OF THE INTESTINE Mesenteric isc
VASCULAR ANOMALIES OF THE INTESTINE Mesenteric ischaemia Mesenteric vascular disease may be class...
Ye r s i n i a
Ye r s i n i a Yersinia enterocolitica is a Gram-negative rod that can infect the terminal ileum,...