Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that studies the digestive system and its disorders.

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Gastroenterology

Anastomosis

Medical; Gastroenterology

A surgical connexion of two body parts. An example is an operation in which part of the colon is removed and the two remaining ends are joined.

Regurgitation

Medical; Gastroenterology

A condition that occurs when gastric juices or small amounts of food from the stomach flow back into the oesophagus and mouth.

Oral dissolution therapy

Medical; Gastroenterology

An infrequently used method of dissolving cholesterol gallstones. The patient takes the oral medications chenodiol and ursodiol. These medicines are most often used for people who cannot have an ...

Pseudomembranous colitis

Medical; Gastroenterology

Severe irritation of the colon caused by clostridium difficile bacterium. It occurs after taking oral antibiotics, which kill bacteria that normally live in the colon.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)

Medical; Gastroenterology

Chronic symptoms or mucosal damage caused by stomach acid coming up from the stomach into the esophagus.[1] A typical symptom is heartburn.

Ventricular fibrillation

Anatomy; Allergies and allergens

An erratic, disorganised firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with ...