The duodenum is the smallest section of the small intestine -- the portion that attaches to the stomach. Typically, this hollow tube is around ten inches in length, acting as the bridge between the ...

In recent years, there has been increasing application of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy for the treatment of abdominal malignancies (stomach, pancreas, liver, ...

Endoscopic procedures are the front-runner of the management of bleeding duodenal ulcer. Rarely, surgical intervention is sought for acute bleeding, not amenable to endoscopic procedures. Oversewing ...

In the interests of transparency, eLife publishes the most substantive revision requests and the accompanying author responses. In this manuscript, the authors extend the characterization of a human ...

The duodenum is the first and shortest part of the small intestine. It’s located between your stomach and the jejunum, the next portion of your small intestine. The duodenum is shaped like a horseshoe ...

1 Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China 2 The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower ...