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Small bowel enterotomy
A female asked:
Dr. David Lipkinanswered
Internal Medicine 54 years experience
Biliary reflux: Biliary reflux, bile reflux or duodenogastric reflux is a condition that occurs when bile flows upward (refluxes) from the duodenum into the stomach a... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Only colon: Colonoscopy is meant to examine the entire large intestine all the way to the end of small bowel and beginning of large bowel(cecum). Small intestine ... Read More
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Dr. Mary Maluccioanswered
29 years experience
Yes: A complete colonoscopy reaches the most distal part of the small bowel. When the colonoscopy is being done to evaluate for small bowel conditions, lik... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Dinhoferanswered
Radiology 43 years experience
See answer: This procedure is simple for you. You drink barium in a special liquid so that it coats your small bowel. The barium usually takes about 1 1/2 hours... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Malabsoption: Celiac disease affects about 1% of the people in the us and there are other problems related to enzyme deficiencies, e.G, lactose intolerance. Increa... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Maklanskyanswered
Radiology 26 years experience
Need more info: Was this a small bowel series or just a x-ray. What was the abnormal finding? This is not a question that can be accurately answered.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Rocambolianswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
A lot of things: A lot of things can cause it. However, if he is otherwise healthy, high up on my list would be ingestion of something sharp, like a piece of metal or... Read More
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5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Edward Workmananswered
Specializes in Pain Management
Possible: Many causes of ileus; some fairly benign some more serious. If a perforation, then that's an emergency that requires an immediate surgical consult. ... Read More
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705 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paxton Danielanswered
Radiology 34 years experience
Range of normal: For small bowel transit is 15 minutes to 5 hours. So, your small bowel transit time (the time it took for the swallowed barium to reach the colon) was... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Visalakshi Valluryanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Variable: The transit time in the bowel can vary from person to person and with diet. The normal small bowel transit time has been shown to vary from 15 min to... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Fernando Austinanswered
Gastroenterology 48 years experience
Small bowel: Small bowel refers to the small intestine. This is the portion of the intestine immediately after the stomach.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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