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SB82 Stomach - loosely taken from Fiser's ABSITE review

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What is the normal stomach transit time?   3-4 hours  
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Peristalsis occurs only in what portion of the stomach? ________   Distal  
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What arteries supply blood to the lesser curvature of the stomach?   Right and left gastrics  
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What arteries supply blood to the greater curvature of the stomach?   Right and left gastroepiploics, short gastrics  
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What artery supplies blood to the pylorus? _____________   Gatroduodenal artery  
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Where does the fundus end?   At a horizontal line through the GE junction  
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What substance is secreted by the cardia glands? ___________   Mucus  
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At what pH are oxyntic cells activated best?   2.5  
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What is the first enzyme active in proteolysis? ___________   Pepsinogen  
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What cell type secretes the first enzymes active in proteolysis? ______________   Chief cells  
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What enzyme is activated by histamine to initiate acid release? _____________   Adenylate cyclase  
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What enzyme is activated by acetylcholine and gastrin to initiate acid release? __________   Phospholipase  
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What substances inhibit parietal cells?   Somatostatin, PGE-1, secretin, CCK  
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What substance binds vitamin B12 and allows its resorption in the terminal ileum? ________   Intrinsic factor  
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Why is an antrectomy helpful to resolve gastric ulcers?   It removes the portion of the stomach that contains G cells, which release gastrin (normally causes increased acid release)  
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Gastrin release is stimulated by what two substances?   Amino acids, acetylcholine  
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The antrum contains cells that release what two main GI hormones?   Gastrin from G cells, somatostatin from D cells  
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What are the main causes of rapid gastric emptying?   Previous surgery, ZES, ulcers  
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These large collections of fiber within the stomach are more prevalent in diabetics with poor gastric emptying ___________   phytobezoars  
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Vascular malformation in the stomach ______________   Dieulafoy’s ulcer  
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A stomach disorder characterized by mucous cell hyperplasia and increased rugal folds _________   Menetrier’s disease  
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Gastric volvulus is associated with what type of hernia? ___________   Type II (paraesophageal)  
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Where is the stomach tear located in Mallory Weiss tear?   Near the lesser curvature  
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Where does the nerve of Latarjet terminate?   Terminates as the “crow’s foot” near the incisura angularis  
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What is the difference between a truncal vagotomy and a highly-selective vagotomy?   Truncal vagotomy divides the vagal trunks at the level of the esophagus (decreased emptying of solids), and a HSV divides the nerves of Latarjet but preserve the “crow’s foot” (normal emptying of solids)  
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What procedure can you perform to improve emptying of solids after any vagotomy? _________   Pyloroplasty  
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What is the most common problem following vagotomy? _____________   Diarrhea (30-50%)  
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What is the pathophysiology of diarrhea after vagotomy?   Sustained MMCs force bile acids into the colon  
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What is the most important factor of continued or recurrent bleeding with upper GI bleed?   Presence of bleeding at the time of EGD  
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What is the most frequent type of peptic ulcer? ____________   Duodenal  
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What is the most common location of duodenal ulcers? ____________   First part of the duodenum  
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Anterior duodenal ulcers ______________ (perforate / bleed)   Perforate  
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Posterior duodenal ulcers ______________ (perforate / bleed)   Bleed  
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Symptoms of duodenal ulcer   Epigastric pain radiating to the back that abates with eating but returns 30 minutes later  
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A patient appears to have complicated ulcer disease difficult to control with medication. What disease process do you suspect? _________   Gastrinoma  
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What is the best surgery to prevent recurrence of a duodenal ulcer refractory to medical management?   Truncal vagotomy and antrectomy with Billroth I or II  
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Surgical management of bleeding duodenal ulcer   1st duodenostomy with GDA ligation  
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Eighty percent of patients with perforated duodenal ulcer will have this finding ___________   Perforation  
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What can cause pain in the pericolic gutters after duodenal ulcer perforation?   Dependency of gastric drainage  
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Intractability of duodenal ulcers is defined as what?   No relief after 3 months of PPI therapy, or recurrence of ulcer within one year after medical therapy  
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Diagnostic test for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome ___________   Secretin stimulation test results in HIGH gastrin level (usually gastrin is suppressed by secretin)  
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Enucleation can be performed for ZES pancreatic tumors of what size?   < 2 cm  
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What are the 4 types of gastric ulcers?   Type I – lesser curvature; Type II – lesser curvature and duodenum; Type III – prepyloric; Type IV – lesser curvature along the cardia; Type V – Ulcer associated with NSAIDs  
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Type A blood is associated with what type of gastric ulcer?   Type I (lesser curvature)  
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Stress gastritis occurs within what time frame?   3-10 days after stressful event  
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What is the initial treatment for stress gastritis? ____________   PPI  
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Refractory bleeding from stress gastritis may be controlled through __________   Selective angiography with vasopressin injection  
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Location of Type A chronic gastritis ________   Fundus  
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Type A chronic gastritis is associated with what diseases?   Pernicious anemia and autoimmune diseases  
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Location of Type B chronic gastritis ___________   Antrum  
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Type B chronic gastritis is associated with what disease? ____________   H. pylori infection  
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What portion of the stomach has 40% of gastric cancers? __________   Antrum  
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A patient has adenomatous stomach polyps. What is his risk of gastric cancer? ___________   10-20%  
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Drop metastases from stomach cancer to the ovaries ____________   Krukenberg tumor  
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What margins do you need for gastric cancer resection? __________   5 cm  
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Most common benign gastric neoplasm _________   GIST tumor  
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Indications for surgical resection of GIST tumor   > 5 cm or > 5-10 mitoses per high-powered field  
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Margins for GIST tumor resection   1 cm  
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Chemotherapy for GIST tumors __________   Gleevec  
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What is the mechanism of action of the chemotherapeutic agent used in GIST tumor treatment?   Tyrosine kinase inhibitor  
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How do gastric leiomyosarcomas spread? __________   Hematogenously  
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What is the most commonly involved organ in extranodal lymphoma? ____________   Stomach  
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MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoma) usually resolves after what intervention? ____________   H. pylori eradication  
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses may result in these six complications   Marginal ulcers, leak, necrosis, B12 deficiency, iron-deficiency anemia, gallstones  
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What is the most common cause of failure after gastric bypass?   High carbohydrate snacking  
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What percentage of patients develop marginal ulcers after gastric bypass?   10%  
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Treatment for stenosis of anastomosis following gastric bypass ___________   Serial dilation  
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What is the pathphysiology of dumping syndrome?   Rapid transit of carbohydrates into the small bowel, causing fluid shifts and sudden release of insulin  
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A patient complains of postprandial epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. EGD with biopsy shows gastritis and evidence of bile reflux. What is the likely diagnosis?   Alkaline reflux gastritis  
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What is the initial treatment of alkaline reflux gastritis?   PPI, cholestyramine, metoclopramide  
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Surgical treatment for refractory alkaline reflux gastritis   Conversion ot Billrot I or II to Roux-en-Y  
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Roux limbs should be what length to reduce the risk of roux stasis?   > 40 cm  
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Delayed gastric emptying after vagotomy __________   Chronic gastric atony  
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Treatment for delayed gastric emptying after vagotomy   Near-total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y  
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Treatment for duodenal stump blowout   Duodenostomy with drains  
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Treatment for efferent loop obstruction __________   Balloon dilation  
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