Sentences with phrase «upper duodenum»

It is possible to pass the endoscope through the pylorus (the valve at the exit of the stomach) and into a short segment of the upper duodenum (upper part of the small intestine) in many dogs.

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My entire upper digestive system was inflamed, and I had erosions and pre-ulcers throughout my esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

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If a blood test comes back positive for the appropriate antibodies an upper endoscopy may be performed to assess possible damage to the small intestine, more specifically the duodenum.

Iron is absorbed in the duodenum and upper jejunum of the small intestine.

The flexible scope is used to examine the esophagus, stomach and upper small intestine (duodenum).

You cat's liver contains a system of branched conduits (its biliary tree) leading to its gall bladder and on out into its upper small intestine (duodenum) through its bile duct.

It is usually the upper two sections (duodenum & jejunum) of their small intestine that are most inflamed.

The pancreas is a relatively small, yet vital organ that lies along the base of the stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine called the duodenum.