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The '''small intestine''', also '''small bowel''', is a relatively well-behaved piece of machinery from the perspective of [[pathology]]. It is uncommonly affected by malignancies, relative to its length when compared to the [[colon]] and [[rectum]]. | The '''small intestine''', also '''small bowel''', is a relatively well-behaved piece of machinery from the perspective of [[pathology]]. It is uncommonly affected by malignancies, relative to its length when compared to the [[colon]] and [[rectum]]. | ||
=Normal= | =Normal small bowel= | ||
*[[AKA]] ''normal small intestine''. | |||
===Anatomy=== | ===Anatomy=== | ||
Consists of three segments: | Consists of three segments: | ||