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| intestinal obstruction caused by a twisting of the bowel about its mesenteric base |
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| chronic recurrent ulceration of the colon musosa of unknown cause |
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| the backward flow of gastric acids into the esophagus |
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| complete reversal of the viscera of the thorax and abdomen |
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| ulceration of the muscous membrane of the esophagus stomach or duodenum |
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| failure of bowel persalsis often seen after abdominal surgery which may result in bowl obstruction |
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| unnatural position of the intestines caused by failure of normal rotation during embryologic development |
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| benign tumor derived from smooth muscle |
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| the prolapse of a segment of bowl into a distal segment |
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| congenital disorder characterized by lack of an anal opening to the exterior |
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| hypertrophic pyloric stenosis |
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| congenital anomaly of the stomach in which the pyloric canal is greatly narrowed because of hypertrophy of the pyloric sphinter |
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| absence of neurons in the bowl wall, typically in the sigmoid preventing relaxation of the colon and normal peristaisis congentail megacolon |
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| protrusion of any structure especially some portion of the stomach into the thoracic cavity through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm |
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| protrusion of a part of an organ through a small opening in the wall of a cavity |
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| gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| incompetent cardiac sphinter allowing the backward flow of gastric acid and contents into the esophagus |
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| neuromuscular abnormality of the esophagus that results in failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax |
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| carcinoma derived from glandular tissue |
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| inflammation of the appendix |
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| congential absence or abnormal closure of a normal anatomic opening |
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| malabsorption syndrome that occurs as a result of sensitivitiy to gluten, an agent found in wheat products |
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| crohns disease(regional enteritis) |
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| chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown cause involving any part of the gastrointestinal tract but commonly involving the terminal ileum |
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| inflammation of a diverticulum |
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| pouch or sac of variable size occurring normally or created by herniation of a mucous membrane through a defect in its muscular coat |
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| the use of lighted instruments with optic connections o visualize disease of the esophagus and stomach or rectum and distal colon |
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| varicose veins of the esophagus that occurs in patients with portal hypertension |
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| condition in which gallstones erode from the gallbladder creating a fistula to the small bowel that may cause a bowel obstruction |
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| generally grouping of a number of inflammatory disorders of the stomach and intestines |
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| abnormal tubelike passage from one structure to another |
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| burning symptoms experienced substernally as a result of the reflux of gastric acids into the esophagus |
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| inflammation of the stomach mucosa |
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| known as hirschprungs disease |
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| hernia in which a bowel loop protrudes through a weakness in the inguinal ring with descent into the scrotum |
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| enteral tube used to deliver a liquid diet directly to the duodenum |
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| congential lack of esophageal development past some point commonly assiociated with tracheo-esophageal fistula |
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| hardened ball of stool that forms in the intestines |
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