This article, part 4 in a 6-part series, describes the physiology and functions of the jejunum and ileum, the last two sections of the small intestine, where most absorption of nutrients takes place.

THE fact that extension of the inflammatory process to the terminal portion of the ileum occurs in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis is fairly well known, but it has not received sufficient ...

What Is a Laparoscopic Ileocolectomy and Right Colectomy? A laparoscopic ileocolectomy is an operation that removes a diseased section of the ileum (last segment of the small bowel) and ascending ...