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What are types of oral cavity disorders? |
- Inflammation: due to virus or fungi - Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: due to smoking pipes/cigars, SCC & poor prognosis |
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What are types of oesophageal disorders? |
- Oesophagitis: due to GORD or infections - Oesophageal Varices: dilated veins due to cirrhosis of the liver & portal hypertension - Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: Sideropenic dysphasia, abnormal peristalsis & mucosal webs - SCC of the Oesophagus: smoking, alcohol & other oesophageal disorders - grave prognosis - Hiatus Hernia: Protrusion of part of the stomach into the thoracic cavity through diaphragmatic hiatus (sliding or rolling) |
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What are types of stomach disorders? |
- Acute gastritis: due to alcohol, aspirin, H. pylori & NSAIDS - Chronic gastritis: Hypertrophic (H. pylori) - good prognosis, autoimmune - poor prognosis & reactive (reflux) - good prognosis - Peptic Ulcers: mainly duodenum - Acute peptic ulcers: progression of acute gastritis - Chronic peptic ulcers: due to genetics, smoking or H. pylori - Adenocarcinoma: due to genetics & poor diet ~ poor prognosis |
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What are the types of small intestine disorders? |
- Divericulosis: false outpouchings in the walls of the jejunum ~ mostly symptomless - Merkel's Diverticulum: true outpouchings in the walls of the ileum ~ symptomatic & congenital - Crohn's Disease: idiopathic/autoimmune ~ relapsing-remitting granulomatous inflammation - Malabsorption Syndrome: poor absorption due to pancreatic insufficiency - Tumours: rare ~ lipomas, leiomyomas |
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What are the types of appendix disorders? |
- Acute appendicitis - Mucocoele of the Appendix: accumulation of mucus due to obstruction |
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What are types of obstructions? |
- Volvulus: twisting or rotation of a loop(s) of bowel - Meconium ileus: Intestinal obstruction of meconium - Intussusception: Invagination of 1 part of the bowel into lumen immediately distal |
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What are types of colon disorders? |
- Ulcerative colitis: Chronic inflammation / ulceration of colon mucosa ~ pseudopolps - Diverticulosis: false diverticula of sigmoid colon & rectum - Benign Tumours - Familial Polyposis Coli: 100's of benign adenomatous polyps ~ autosomal dominant - Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: benign polyps + increased melanin pigmentation - Gardner's syndrome: benign polyps + osteomas - Turcot's syndrome: benign polyps + gliomas - Colonic Carcinoma: due to 'Western Diet' - Haemorrhoids: varicosities due to diet |
