Gastrointestinal Conditions
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Disorders of the Pancreas
- Background anatomy
- Pancreatitis
- Acute pancreatitis
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Necrotizing pancreatitis
- Pancreatic cancer
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Newly diagnosed
- Tests after diagnosis
- Risk factors
- Stages
- Treatment choices
- Treatment questions
- Surgery
- Statistics
- Chemotherapy
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Tests
- Pancreatic Polypeptide Test
- CA 19-9 Test
- Trypsin/Chymotrypsin (Stool) Test
- Pancreas Transplantation
- Annular Pancreas
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor/Islet Cell Carcinoma
- Insulinoma
Disorders of the Biliary system
- Background anatomy
- Cholangitis
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystitis
- Cholecystectomy (video)
- Gallstones
- Gallbladder cancer
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Gallbladder scan
- Symptoms
- Stages
- Treatment choices
- Surgery
- Video
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Risk factors
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Bile duct cancer/cholangiocarcinoma
- Introduction
- Risk factors
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Newly diagnosed
- Stages
- Prognosis
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Stent or Catheter Placement
- Treatment questions
- Frequently Asked Questions
Conditions of the Liver:
- Background Anatomy
- Alcohol Induced Liver Disease
- Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis
- Acute Liver Failure
- Hepatitis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Drug-Induced Hepatitis
- Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Liver Transplantation
- Wilson Disease
Achalasia
Esophageal Cancer
- Introduction
- Risk Factors, Prevention, and Early Detection
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Newly diagnosed
- Tests after diagnosis
- Stages
- Prognosis
- Treatment choices
- Surgery
- Targeted therapy
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
- Frequently Asked Questions
Esophagitis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)/Heartburn
Appendicitis
Barrett’s Esophagus
- Overview
- Fundoplication surgery
- Carcinoid tumor
- Diagnostic tests
- Amylase (Urine) Test
- Yersinia (Stool) Test
- Barium Swallow
Diffuse Esophageal spasm (DES)
- Esophageal stricture
- Esophageal varices
- Inlet patch
- Jackhammer esophagus
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
- Schleroderma
- Zenker’s diverticulum
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Blind Loop Syndrome
- Intra-abdominal abscess
- Intussusception in children
- Peptic ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- In Adults
- In children
Stomach Cancer (Gastric Cancer)
- Introduction
- Anatomy of the Stomach
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Tests After Diagnosis
- Newly Diagnosed
- Prognosis
- Stages
- Treatment Introduction
- Treatment Questions
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Targeted Therapy
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (Video)
- Stomach and Duodenal Ulcer
- In children
- Common Characteristics of Liver Disease
Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Diagnostic Procedures - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)