Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Guide for Patients and Their Families |
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... tissue , which connects the various segments of the digestive tube to other organs , to blood vessels , or to the lining inside of the abdominal wall , the peritoneal cavity . Inflammation applies to the reaction against infecting or ...
... tissue , which connects the various segments of the digestive tube to other organs , to blood vessels , or to the lining inside of the abdominal wall , the peritoneal cavity . Inflammation applies to the reaction against infecting or ...
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... tissue components as if they were foreign in a process called an autoimmune reaction . Immunologically mediated process- es are being intensely investigated as potential causes of in- flammatory bowel disease and similar autoimmune ...
... tissue components as if they were foreign in a process called an autoimmune reaction . Immunologically mediated process- es are being intensely investigated as potential causes of in- flammatory bowel disease and similar autoimmune ...
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... tissue from the superficial layer of the colon , and since there are no pain fibers in this portion , the procedure is completely painless . Also , since it is a shallow sample , there is only rarely significant bleeding from the biopsy ...
... tissue from the superficial layer of the colon , and since there are no pain fibers in this portion , the procedure is completely painless . Also , since it is a shallow sample , there is only rarely significant bleeding from the biopsy ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 11 |
The Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract | 17 |
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