Bowel ischemia may be caused by many conditions and manifest with typical or atypical and
specific or nonspecific clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings. It may mimic various …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) consist of a group of chronic inflammatory disorders
with a complex etiology, which represent a clinical challenge due to their often therapy …

The intestinal barrier, with its multiple layers, is the first line of defense between the outside
world and the intestine. Its disruption, resulting in increased intestinal permeability, is a …

The healthy mammalian intestine is lined by a single layer of epithelial cells. These cells
provide a selectively permeable barrier to luminal contents and normally do so in an efficient …

The aim of this review is to evaluate thrombolytic therapy for acute superior mesenteric
artery occlusion as an alternative or adjunctive treatment modality to surgical therapy and to …

Background It remains unclear to what extent midgut rotation determines human intestinal
topography and pathology. We reinvestigated the midgut during its looping and herniation …

Mimicking angiogenetic processes in vascular territories acquires importance in the analysis
of the multi-scale circulatory cascade and the coupling between blood flow and cell function …

Surgery remains the most radical method of treatment of many solid tumors, including
colorectal cancer; in these tumors, surgery is the only method that can offer the chance of …

The human circulatory system is divided into two complementary and different systems, the
cardiovascular and the lymphatic system. The cardiovascular system is mainly concerned …

Purpose This study was undertaken to evaluate the accuracy of 64-row computed
tomography angiography (CTA) in the study of vascular anatomy by assessing the incidence …