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gastritis?
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inflammation of the gastric mucosa
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autodigestion?
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the self-digestion of the stomach
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rugae?
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folds in the stomach
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pernicious anemia?
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anemia caused by failure of the stomach to absorb vitamin B12
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acute gastritis?
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inflammation of the gastric mucosa or submucosa after exposure to local irritants
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chronic gastritis?
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patchy, diffuse inflammation of the mucosal lining of the stomach
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type A gastritis?
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stomach inflammation associated with the presence of antibodies to parietal cells and intrinsic factor
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type B gastritis?
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stomach inflammation caused by infection by H. pylori
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atrophic gastritis?
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stomach inflammation caused by exposure to toxic substances, infection by H. pylori, or autoimmune factors
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hematemesis?
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vomiting blood
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melena?
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traces of blood in the stool
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peptic ulcer?
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a mucosal lesion of the stomach or duodenum
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peptic ulcer disease (PUD)?
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disorder occuring when the gastric mucosa no longer protects the epithelium from the effects of acid and pepsin
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upper GI bleeding?
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bleeding at or above the duodenojejunal junction
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pyloric obstruction?
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obstruction at the gastric outlet (pylorus)
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minimally invasive gastrectomy?
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procedure to remove a chronic gastric ulcer or treat a hemorrhage using laparoscopy
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gastroenterostomy?
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creation of a passage directly between the stomach and the jejunum
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vagotomy?
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procedure to decrease acid-secreting stimulus to gastric cells and to decrease the responsiveness of parietal cells
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pyloroplasty?
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procedure to widen the exit of the pylorus
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dumping syndrome?
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abdominal distention resulting from rapid emptying of gastric contents into the small intestine
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reflux gastropathy?
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a complication of gastric surgery in which the pylorus is bypassed or removed; caused by regurgitated bile in the stomach and mucosal hyperemia
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delayed gastric emptying?
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often present after gastric surgery
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afferent loop syndrome?
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may be caused by a partial obstruction of the duodenal loop after a Billroth II resection; the loop fills with pancreatic and biliary secretions
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recurrent ulceration?
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can be caused by incomplete vagotomy or persistent H. pylori infection
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?
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manifested by upper GI tract ulceration, increased gastric acid secretion, and the presence of a non-beta cell islet tumor of the pancreas (gastrinoma)
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gastrinoma?
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a non-beta cell islet tumor of the pancreas
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achlorhydria?
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absence of secretion of hydrochloric acid
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