Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Carcinoma arising from colonic or rectal mucosa (peak incidence 60-70 years old). They are usually seen in older patients or...
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Diabetic Gastroparesis
Diabetic gastroparesis defines as lack of motility of the stomach due to lack of responsive whether sensory or effector functions...
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (PNET)
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) is defined as islet cell tumors of the pancreas that make islet cell type hormones. PNET...
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Pancreatic Cancer (adenocarcinoma)
Pancreatic tumors can be classified into four categories: We will focus on adenocarcinoma here since it is the type of...
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Acute Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is defined as the inflammation of the pancreas. This is due to autodigestion of the pancreatic parenchyma by...
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Gallstone (Cholelithiasis)
Gallstones are solid round stones precipitated in the gall bladder that can be due to one of one of 2...
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Gastric Cancer
Gastric cancer is defined by the malignant proliferation of surface epithelial cells (adenocarcinoma). This is the most common type of...
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Peptic Ulcer Disease
This term refers to both gastric and duodenal ulcer disease. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is characterized by a defect in...
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Mallory Weiss Tear
Mallory Weiss Tear is a longitudinal laceration tear that can affect mucosa only, typically occurring at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ)...
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