Chapter II-Digestion
A book chapter on digestion (16 pages)
Detection, Education and Management of the Asplenic or Hyposplenic Patient
AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Digestive Disease Center - Medical University of South Carolina
Information for the public and health care professionals. Includes the organs and problems associated with them, as well as details about the center.
Dr. Wu's Liver Diseases
Information on hepatic diseases with a focus on viral hepatitis. Includes web sites for medical students, and information and review articles on hepatology.
eMedicine Health - Abdominal Pain in Children
Consumer health resource center providing an overview of a tummy ache and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Focus on Digestion
Features news, clinical trial and articles.
Health Care Book: Digestive System
Symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment, divided by specific conditions.
Introductory Anatomy: Digestive System
A complete look at the this system starting with the purpose, mouth, swallowing, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestines, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder.
MayoClinic.com Digestive System
MayoClinic.com Digestive System
MCW HealthLink
Information and news on digestive disorders from the physicians and scientists of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
NIDDK
This document contains patient education fact sheets on six diagnostic tests involving gastrointestinal disorders: colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, upper GI series, lower GI series, upper endoscopy and ERCP.
Peritoneal Sequestration Syndromes and Low Back Pain
Paper by Dr. Nazzareno Freni. Conclusions reached after a 30 year investigation into a pathology of which no traces are listed in international medical literature.
Principal Health News - Digestive Center
Digestive disorders center for help with intestinal problems, from common disorders like flatulence or heartburn to less common ones such as Crohn's Disease or gallstones.
Radiology Info: Upper GI
Information about upper Gastrointestinal radiography. Learn what patients might experience, how to prepare for exams and benefits versus risks.
UCLA Center for Neurovisceral Science and Women's Health
Information about IBS, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, GERD and other GI disorders. Also includes information about clinical trials
