Although in many cases of Celiac Disease the villous blunting is continuous throughout the small intestine, it has been increasingly recognized that the blunting / flattening can be patchy, and in some cases, localized to one specific portion of the small intestine
called the duodenal bulb (see references).
Starting just at the point where we had placed the staples to restore continuity, a bit beyond an anatomic point
called the duodenal - jejunal junction, the next 18 inches of intestine looked exactly like the segment removed two days before.
I'm having a weight loss surgery
called Duodenal Switch on Jan 22nd.
An ulcer found in the lining of the duodenum is
called duodenal ulcer.
Not exact matches
Ulcers are sores that develop on the lining of our digestive system; when they develop in the upper part of the small intestine they are
called «
duodenal ulcers.»