About Intestinal Strictures. An intestinal stricture, also known as a stenosis, is a narrowing of a tubular part of the body. In the case of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, is a stricturing of the intestines or any other region of the Gastrointestinal Tract. variety of treatments for strictures are available. 1  If the stricture is due, at least in part to inflammation, then medications to reduce that inflammation can be beneficial. 2  If the stricture is due to scarring, it can be stretched open during an endoscopy using procedures such as a balloon dilation.
MAN OH' MAN! 1. The prostate gland is a muscular, walnut-sized organ located right in front of the rectum and just below the bladder. 2. Prostate glands are found only in males. 3. The prostate is a gland that is part of male mammalian sex organs. 4. The prostate glands main function is to secrete and store a clear, slightly acid fluid that is part of semen, which is the solution that carries sperm. 5. The prostate gland surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder.
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits below the bladder and in front of the rectum and helps produce the fluid that creates semen. Prostate cancer, which affects about 1 in 6 men, is one of the most common male cancers.