Gastroparesis is a clinical syndrome characterized by a violation of the passage of food through the stomach due to a decrease in the contractile activity of the muscular wall of the organ. The disease is characterized by the appearance of unpleasant sensations after eating, a feeling of rapid satiety, nausea, repeated vomiting. The diagnosis of…
Stomach neurosis is a disorder of the vegetative regulation of the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to disruption of gastric digestion and natural passage of food. It is manifested by epigastric pain and discomfort, dyspepsia, eating disorders in combination with emotional and vegetative disorders. It is diagnosed by ultrasound, abdominal radiography, esophagogastroduodenoscopy and electrogastrography.…
Gastroduodenitis is a combined inflammation of the gastric mucosa (more often its pyloric part) and the duodenum, characterized by impaired secretion and motility of the gastrointestinal tract. Disease occurs with both general (weakness, pallor, weight loss) and local manifestations (pain, dyspeptic syndromes). Diagnosis is based on instrumental methods of examination of the mucosa, assessment of…
Gastritis is a group of diseases of different genesis with acute or chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa. It is manifested by epigastric pain, dyspepsia, intoxication, asthenia. It is diagnosed using EGD, stomach x-ray, urease test, intragastric pH-metry, gastric juice examination, and other laboratory and instrumental methods. Antibacterial, antisecretory, gastroprotective drugs, components of gastric juice…
Visceroptosis is a downward displacement of abdominal organs, primarily intestinal loops, compared to their normal anatomical location. The condition is manifested by chronic constipation, pain in various parts of the abdomen, which are intensified in the standing position. To diagnose enteroptosis, the Glenard test and instrumental techniques are used — irrigation, ultrasound of the abdominal…
Viral enteritis is an acute infectious disease caused by enterotropic viruses, which can occur as an isolated lesion of the small intestine or with the involvement of other organs and systems. Most often, the causative agents of viral enteritis are rotaviruses, enteroviruses, Coxsackie viruses and ECHO. The source of infection is a sick person or…
Bulimia is a mental illness from the group of eating disorders characterized by bouts of uncontrolled copious food intake and subsequent violent emptying of the stomach. Patients periodically overeat, after which they experience feelings of guilt and self-hatred, resort to various methods of cleansing the body: provoke vomiting, use enemas, laxatives and diuretics. To reduce…
Menetrier disease is a rare pathology of the stomach, which is manifested by a pronounced thickening of the gastric mucosa, a change in the glands, while the thickness of the folds exceeds 2-3 cm. The etiology of this disease has not been established. For the purpose of diagnosis, a detailed study of the patient’s complaints…
Crohn’s disease is a granulomatous inflammation of various parts of the digestive tract, characterized by a chronic recurrent and progressive course. Crohn’s disease is accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea, intestinal bleeding. Systemic manifestations include fever, weight loss, damage to the musculoskeletal system (arthropathy, sacroiliitis), eyes (episcleritis, uveitis), skin (nodular erythema, gangrenous pyoderma). Diagnosis of Crohn’s…
Gallbladder sludge is a pathological condition in which a suspension of cholesterol or other crystals is formed in the biliary system. Initially, it is asymptomatic, subsequently manifested by pain in the right hypochondrium and dyspepsia. It is diagnosed by ultrasound and dynamic scintigraphy of the biliary system, duodenal probing, ERCP and biochemical blood examination. Therapy involves…