small intestine
The small bowel (or small intestine) is the section of bowel between the stomach and the colon. It has distinctive mucosal folds, valvulae conniventes, and is made up of three functional units:
Terminology
Although anatomically it is stated that the duodenum forms the first part of the small bowel/intestine, clinically it is often used to refer to the jejunum and ileum only .
Radiographic features
Fluoroscopy
See main article: barium studies of small bowel.
Related pathology
- small bowel obstruction
- small bowel ischemia
- small bowel adenocarcinoma
- small bowel lymphoma
- diffuse small bowel disease
Siehe auch:
- valvulae conniventes
- Dünndarmileus
- Ileum
- Duodenum
- Kolon
- Magen
- Jejunum
- CT enteroclysis
- Dünndarmtumoren
- MR Sellink
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Dünndarm:
