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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Findings
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Possible Conditions: Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis. Significance: Risk of bowel strictures, cancer, and nutritional deficiencies.
Diverticulosis
Possible Conditions: Outpouchings of the colon wall. Significance: Can lead to diverticulitis or diverticular bleeding.
Celiac Disease
Possible Conditions: Gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Significance: Malabsorption, risk of intestinal lymphoma.
Erosive Gastritis
Possible Conditions: Alcohol use, NSAIDs, stress, infection. Significance: May lead to chronic blood loss and anemia.
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Possible Conditions: Gastrin-secreting tumor (gastrinoma). Significance: Causes peptic ulcers, GERD, and diarrhea.
Duodenal Ulcer
Possible Conditions: H. pylori infection, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Significance: Risk of bleeding, perforation, penetration.
Gastric Cancer
Possible Conditions: Adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Significance: Early detection is crucial for prognosis.
Esophageal Varices
Possible Conditions: Portal hypertension, cirrhosis. Significance: Risk of life-threatening hemorrhage.
Schistosomiasis
Possible Conditions: Parasitic infection by Schistosoma. Significance: Can lead to portal hypertension and hepatic fibrosis.
Colon Polyps
Possible Conditions: Neoplastic (adenomas), hyperplastic, inflammatory. Significance: Some polyps can progress to colorectal cancer.
Barrett's Esophagus
Possible Conditions: Chronic GERD. Significance: Precancerous lesion, increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Peptic Stricture
Possible Conditions: Chronic GERD, acid peptic disease. Significance: Can cause dysphagia and food impaction.
Gastric Ulcer
Possible Conditions: H. pylori infection, NSAID use, stress-related mucosal disease. Significance: Risk of bleeding, perforation.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Possible Conditions: Hiatal hernia, lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction. Significance: Can lead to erosive esophagitis, esophageal strictures.
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Possible Conditions: Peptic ulcers, varices, AVMs, neoplasms, diverticulosis. Significance: Potential for significant blood loss and hemodynamic instability.
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