What is the jejunum?

Junum is the second part of the small intestine and connects the duodenum with Ilie. It is also the longest part of the small intestine, usually accounts for almost half of its length. This area of ​​the intestines is supplied with a blood -superior mesenteric artery and is held on the site of the gap, a part of a perit by a gown that lines the stomach cavity. Rather than being firmly placed, the Jejunum is actually suspended, allowing it to move in the stomach cavity when digestive processes occur. The projections known as Villi also increase the surface surface of the Junum, each projection holding like a small finger. Killi are responsible for the absorption of nutrients, and the jejunu is an area in which the absorption begins in the small intestine. Again, the bile will also occur in the Jejunum.

JOUNUM also excludes digestive enzymes that brings food to units that can be absorbed by the intestine. This secretion of the enzyme, which actually starts in the stomach, is a key part of digestion. Without digestive enzymes, the intestine can not actually approach many nutrientsI am in food and will not be able to use food for nutrition. The cancellation of nutrients caused by congenital conditions or disease may be the source of malnutrition for the patient.

Sometimes it is necessary to remove the entire or part of the Jejunum. One cause of removal is the growth of cancer that threatens the small intestine, and the other is traumatic injury so serious that it cannot be repaired. If the blood supply to this intestinal area is cut off, it may also require removal, because the parts of the Jejunua may die if the blood supply is cut off for too long. The removal is performed by a surgical team with a patient under the anesthesia general.

When the parts of the Junum are removed, patients must take special measures. They are at risk of malnutrition because they lack the intestinal area where absorption occurs, and because they do not have to produce all the enzymes they need. Some dietary modifications may be necessary toensured that the patient gets the right nutrition, and the patient will give the physician a specific advice to learn what to eat and when, and to learn about the possibilities of replenishment that maintain the body of the patient.

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