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Gastrointestinal Disorders

February 11, 2010 by Staff  
Filed under Health Conditions / Ailments

All diseases that pertain to the gastrointestinal tract are labelled as digestive diseases. This includes diseases of the esophagus, stomach, first, second and third part of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, the ileo-cecal complex, large intestine (ascending, transverse and descending colon) sigmoid colon and rectum.

Upper GIT Disease

Oral Cavity

Esophagus

  • Esophagitis – (Candidal)
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD
  • Extraesophageal reflux disease EERD
  • rupture (Boerhaave syndrome, Mallory-Weiss syndrome)
  • UES – (Zenker's diverticulum)
  • LES – (Barrett's esophagus)
  • Esophageal motility disorder – (Nutcracker esophagus, Achalasia, Diffuse esophageal spasm, GERD)
  • Esophageal stricture
  • Megaesophagus

Stomach

  • Gastritis – (Atrophic, Ménétrier's disease, Gastroenteritis)
  • Peptic (gastric) ulcer – (Cushing ulcer, Dieulafoy's lesion)
  • Dyspepsia
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Achlorhydria
  • Gastroparesis
  • Gastroptosis
  • Portal hypertensive gastropathy
  • Gastric antral vascular ectasia
  • Gastric dumping syndrome
  • Gastric volvulus

Intestinal Disease

Small intestine

Enteritis (Duodenitis, Jejunitis, Ileitis) — Peptic (duodenal) ulcer (Curling's ulcer) — Malabsorption: Coeliac · Tropical sprue · Blind loop syndrome · Whipple's · Short bowel syndrome · Steatorrhea · Milroy disease

Large intestine

Appendicitis · Colitis (Pseudomembranous, Ulcerative, Ischemic, Microscopic, Collagenous, Lymphocytic)Functional colonic disease (IBS, Intestinal pseudoobstruction/Ogilvie syndrome) — Megacolon/Toxic megacolon · Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis

Both Large intestine And Small intestine

Enterocolitis (Necrotizing) · IBD (Crohn's disease) — vascular: Abdominal angina · Mesenteric ischemia · Angiodysplasia — Bowel obstruction: Ileus · Intussusception · Volvulus · Fecal impaction — Constipation · Diarrhea (Infectious)

Rectum and Anus

Proctitis (Radiation proctitis) · Proctalgia fugax · Rectal prolapse · Anal fissure/Anal fistula · Anal abscess

Accessory digestive glands Disease

Liver

Hepatitis (Viral hepatitis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Alcoholic hepatitis) · Cirrhosis (PBC) · Fatty liver (NASH) · vascular (Hepatic veno-occlusive disease, Portal hypertension, Nutmeg liver) · Alcoholic liver disease · Liver failure (Hepatic encephalopathy, Acute liver failure) · Liver abscess (Pyogenic, Amoebic)  · Hepatorenal syndrome · Peliosis hepatis · Hemochromatosis · Wilson's Disease

Pancreas

Pancreatitis (Acute, Chronic, Hereditary) · Pancreatic pseudocyst · Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency · Pancreatic fistula

Gall Bladder and Bile Ducts

Cholecystitis · Gallstones/Cholecystolithiasis · Cholesterolosis · Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses · Postcholecystectomy syndrome Cholangitis (PSC, Ascending) · Cholestasis/Mirizzi's syndrome · Biliary fistula · Haemobilia · Gallstones/Cholelithiasis
common bile duct (Choledocholithiasis, Biliary dyskinesia)

Hernia

Diaphragmatic: Congenital diaphragmatic · Hiatus — Abdominal hernia: Inguinal (Indirect, Direct) · Umbilical · Incisional · Femoral — Obturator hernia · Spigelian hernia

Peritoneal

Peritonitis (Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) · Hemoperitoneum · Pneumoperitoneum

GI bleeding

LOWERer (Hematemesis, Melena) · Lower (Hematochezia)
 

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