Category: Gastero-enterology
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Acute appendicitis
Acute appendicitis is the sudden, severe inflammation of the appendix, typically causing pain that starts around the navel and moves to the right lower abdomen. It is a surgical emergency often caused by blockage,…
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Intestinal Tuberculosis
Intestinal Tuberculosis Intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) is a rare infection of the digestive tract caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis organism. It’s a type of gastrointestinal (GI) tuberculosis (TB). Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis…
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Esophageal cancer or Carcinoma of esophagus
The esophagus is the hollow, muscular tube that moves food and liquid from the throat to the stomach. The wall of the esophagus is made up of several layers of tissue, including mucous membrane,…
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Upper-Gastro-intestinal bleeding is manifested as hematemesis (blood vomiting) and Malena (black tarry stool). Hematemesis usually indicates bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz and malena usually denotes bleeding from the esophagus,…
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Ascites
Ascites The term Ascites defines fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity.The condition is also known as peritoneal cavity fluid, peritoneal fluid excess, hydroperitoneum or more archaically as abdominal dropsy.The abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of a fluid containing large amounts of protein and electrolytes…