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Definition (2)
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- False diverticulum (mucosa + submucosa)
- Outpouching of the posterior pharyngeal constrictor muscles
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Clinical Features (6)
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May present as dysphagia, halitosis, regurgitation of food particles, gurgling, mass in the neck, aspiration pneumonia
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In rare cases…
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May cause squamous cell carcinoma
4
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Diagnosis
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Barium study
5
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Treatment
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Surgical (no role for medical therapy)
GASTROENTEROLOGY
flashcards
Decks in class (47)
# Cards
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ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS11
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HIATAL HERNIA4
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ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE5
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ESOPHAGEAL WEBS/RINGS2
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ZENKER DIVERTICULUM5
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ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA5
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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE6
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BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS4
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HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION5
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PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE5
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GASTROPATHY4
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GASTRITIS4
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GASTRIC POLYPS1
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GASTRIC CANCER7
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GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR (GIST)4
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GASTRIC LYMPHOMA4
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CELIAC DISEASE6
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DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS2
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TROPICAL SPRUE3
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WHIPPLE’S DISEASE4
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BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH4
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SMALL BOWEL TUMORS10
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ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME3
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CARCINOID TUMORS4
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IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)4
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INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD)16
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ISCHEMIC COLITIS4
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CONSTIPATION4
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CHRONIC DIARRHEA8
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COLORECTAL POLYPS5
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COLORECTAL CANCER6
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COLONOSCOPY SCREENING FOR COLON CANCER9
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FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS5
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HERIDETARY NON-POLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER - LYNCH SYNDROME6
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PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME4
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JAUNDICE10
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VIRAL HEPATITIS23
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AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS6
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NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE4
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ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE12
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CIRRHOSIS7
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HEPATORENAL SYNDROME4
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HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME3
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ASCITES12
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PORTAL HYPERTENSION5
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ACUTE HEPATIC FAILURE6
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HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY5
