Duodenum

System Digestive
SNOMED CT 181247007

Duodenum

Definition

The first part of the small intestine. At the junction of the stomach and the duodenum the alimentary canal is inflected. The duodenum first goes anteriorly for a short distance, turns dorsally, and eventually caudally, thus it is a U-shaped structure with two horizontal sections (a ventral and a dorsal one).

The Duodenum is a part of the Digestive.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
Benign duodenal neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign duodenal neoplasm Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Carcinoma of duodenum Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Carcinoma of duodenum Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal adenocarcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal adenocarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal gastrin-producing neuroendocrine tumor Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal gastrin-producing neuroendocrine tumor Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal neuroendocrine tumor, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal neuroendocrine tumor, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal somatostatinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal somatostatinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal villous adenoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenal villous adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Duodenum cancer Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Periampullary adenocarcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Periampullary adenocarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Tumor of duodenum Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

Procedures

Procedure Relation Source
Duodenectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Biopsy of Duodenum Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Whipple procedure Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Billroth I Procedure Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Billroth II Procedure Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Bypass Gastrojejunostomy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0