• DOI:10.3109/00365521.2014.898326
Corpus ID: 11094705

Surface area of the digestive tract – revisited

@article{Helander2014SurfaceAO,
  title={Surface area of the digestive tract – revisited},
  author={H. Helander and L. F{\"a}ndriks},
  journal={Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology},
  year={2014},
  volume={49},
  pages={681 - 689}
}

• H. Helander, L. Fändriks
• Published 2014
• Biology, Medicine
• Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

BACKGROUND According to textbooks, the human gut mucosa measures 260-300 m(2), that is, in the order of a tennis court. [...] Key MethodRESULTS Literature review of intubation or radiological methods indicates an oroanal length of ∼5 m, two-third of which refers to the small intestine. However, there is a considerable variation between individuals. The inner diameter of the small intestine averages 2.5 cm and that of the large intestine averages 4.8 cm. The mucosa of the small intestine is enlarged ∼1.6 times…Expand