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Digestive Patho
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Achalasia | Failure of smooth muscle of alimentary canal to relax |
| Appendicitis | Inflammation of the Appendix |
| Barrett esophagus | Peptic ulcer of lower esophagus, often with stricture |
| Bezoar | Mass in the stomach formed by material that does not pass into the intestine |
| Biliary Stenosis | Narrowing of the bile ducts |
| Carcinoma | Malignant new growth composed of epithelial cells |
| Celiac disease or sprue | Malabsorption disease caused by mucosal defect in the jejunum |
| Cholecystitis | Acute or chronic inflammation of gall bladder |
| Choledocholithiasis | Calculus in common bile duct |
| Cholelithiasis | Presence of gallstones |
| Colitis | Inflammation of the colon |
| Diverticulitis | Inflammation of diverticula in the alimentary canal |
| Diverticulosis | Diverticula in the colon without inflammation or symptoms |
| Diverticulum | Pouch created by herniation of the mucous membrane through the muscular coat |
| Esophageal varices | Enlarged tortuous veins of lower esophagus, resulting from portal hypertension |
| Gastritis | Inflammation of lining of stomach |
| Gastroesophageal reflux | Backward flow of stomach contents into the esophagus |
| Hiatal hernia | Protrusion of the stomach through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm |
| Hirschsprung disease or congenital aganglionic megacolon | Absence of parasympathetic ganglia, usually in the distal colon, resulting in the absence of peristalsis |
| Ileus | Failure of bowel peristalsis |
| Inguinal hernia | Protrusion of the bowel into the groin |
| Intussusception | Prolapse of a portion of the bowel into the lumen of an adjacent part |
| Malabsorption syndrome | Disorder in which subnormal absorption of dietary constituents occur |
| Meckel diverticulum | Diverticulum of the distal ileum, similar to the appendix |
| Pancreatic pseudocyst | Collection of debris, fluid, pancreatic enzymes and blood as a complication of acute pancreatitis |
| Pancreatitis | Acute or chronic inflammation of the pancreas |
| Polyp | Growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane |
| Pyloric stenosis | Narrowing of pyloric canal causing obstruction |
| Regional enteritis or Crohn disease | Inflammatory bowel disease, most commonly involving the distal ileum |
| Ulcer | Depressed lesion on the surface of the alimentary canal |
| Ulcerative colitis | Recurrent disorder causing inflammatory ulceration in the colon |
| Volvulus | Twisting of a bowel loop on itself |
| Zenker diverticulum | Diverticulum located just above the cardiac portion of the stomach |
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