(1) Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8124, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, 63110 St. Louis, MO, USA Amit Patel Email: cprakash@wustl.edu KeywordsGastroesophageal…
(1) Divison of Gastroentrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Suite H210, Memphis, TN, USA Ali Akbar Email: chowden@uthsc.edu KeywordsGERDObesityLifestyle modificationSmokingAlcoholDiet The Montreal consensus conference defined gastroesophageal reflux disease…
Stool frequency >3 bowel movements daily Stool weight >200 g of stool daily Stool form Bristol stool type 6 (mushy) or 7 (watery) Functional diarrhea Loose (mushy) or watery stools…
Abdominal bloating Subjective sensation of excessive gas/flatulence, fullness, abdominal hardness or tightness or the feeling of abdominal inflation or swelling Abdominal distension Actual increase in abdominal girth Functional abdominal bloating…
and Michael Camilleri1 (1) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Charlton 8, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA Case Study A 47-year-old woman was referred for further evaluation…
Differential diagnosis (a) Retained bile duct stone (b) Recurrent bile duct stone (c) Remnant gallbladder (d) Remnant duct cystic (e) Bile duct injury (leak, ligature, or stricture) (f) Spillage of stones (g) Papillary stenosis (h) Sphincter of Oddi…
Chronic proctalgia Diagnostic criteria a must include all of the following: • Chronic or recurrent rectal pain or aching • Episodes last minutes or longer • Exclusion of other causes…
Condition Definition Gastroesophageal reflux disease A condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications Reflux esophagitis Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease with endoscopic or…
Fig. 5.1 Impedance monitoring tracing during a supra-gastric belch demonstrates a pattern of rapid increase from the proximal to the distal esophagus followed by a retrograde decline In addition to…
