"Duodenum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers.
| Descriptor ID |
D004386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.684.124 A03.556.875.249
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Duodenum" by people in Profiles.
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Characterization of a Duodenal Propagating Wave Identified on High-Resolution Antroduodenal Manometry During the Digestive Phase. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2025 Nov; 37(11):e70152.
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Outcomes and Limitations of Duodenal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in the United States. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Dec; 70(12):4218-4228.
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The Clinical Utility of Antroduodenal Manometry in the Evaluation of Children with Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 12 01; 77(6):734-740.
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Do General Pathologists Assess Gastric and Duodenal Eosinophilia? Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2023 09 01; 147(9):1086-1092.
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A Traumatic Quincea?era: Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in an Adolescent Girl. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Apr 01; 37(4):e203-e205.
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Functional Dyspepsia and Duodenal Eosinophil Count and Degranulation: A Multiethnic US Veteran Cohort Study. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 10; 66(10):3482-3489.
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A retrospective study on the association of gastrointestinal symptoms in children with low lactase activity and low activity of other disaccharidases. BMC Gastroenterol. 2020 Oct 09; 20(1):331.
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Study of Environmental Enteropathy and Malnutrition (SEEM) in Pakistan: protocols for biopsy based biomarker discovery and validation. BMC Pediatr. 2019 07 22; 19(1):247.
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Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Mucosal Disaccharidase Deficiencies in Children With Functional Dyspepsia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Jun; 66 Suppl 3:S52-S55.
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A Method for Cryogenic Preservation of Human Biopsy Specimens and?Subsequent Organoid?Culture. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018; 6(2):218-222.e7.