Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastroenterology)

Pancreatic tuberculosis

Tuberculous lesions of the pancreas are very rare, even in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis it is detected, according to various authors, only in 0.5-2% of cases. Tuberculous mycobacteria enter the pancreas by hematogenous, lymphogenous or contact (from affected neighboring organs) routes.

Pancreatic damage in cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (pancreofibrosis, congenital pancreatic steatorrhea, etc.) is a hereditary disease characterized by cystic changes in the pancreas, intestinal glands, respiratory tract, major salivary glands, etc. due to the secretion of a very viscous secretion by the corresponding glands. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.

Pancreatic anomalies: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Pancreatic anomalies are quite common. A large group of anomalies relate to variations in the size, shape, and location of the pancreas and are generally of no clinical significance.

Functional disorders of the pancreas

Functional disorders of the pancreas often accompany other diseases of the digestive system - peptic ulcer, cholecystitis, chronic gastritis, duodenitis, etc.

Colorectal sarcoma

Colon sarcomas are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all malignant colon tumors. Unlike cancer, colon sarcomas occur in younger people.

Colorectal cancer

Colon cancer currently ranks third among its other localizations. In the United States, colon cancer was the second most common cancer after malignant skin tumors. Among other malignant lesions of the colon, malignant tumors dominate, accounting for 95-98%, according to various authors.

Juvenile polyposis of the colon (Weil's syndrome)

Juvenile polyposis of the colon (Weil's syndrome) is a rare disease, which differs significantly in its clinical and morphological picture from other types of familial multiple polyposis. Most family members who have juvenile polyposis of the colon later die from colon cancer.

Cronkhite syndrome - Canada

Cronkhite syndrome - Canada was described by American doctors L M. Cronkhite and WJ Canada in 1955. This syndrome is a complex of congenital anomalies: generalized polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract (including the duodenum and stomach), nail atrophy, alopecia, skin hyperpigmentation, sometimes in combination with exudative enteropathy, malabsorption syndrome, hypocalcemia, potassium and magnesium.

Familial (juvenile) polyposis of the colon

Familial (juvenile) polyposis of the colon is a hereditary disease with an autosomal dominant transmission route. Multiple polyposis of the colon are observed. Polyps, according to literature data, are usually detected in adolescence, but they are also found in early childhood and even in old age.

Peutz-Jeghers-Turen syndrome.

Peutz-Jeghers-Touraine syndrome was first described by J. Hutchinson in 1896. A more detailed description was given by F. L. A. Peutz in 1921 based on the observation of three family members who had facial pigmentation combined with intestinal polyposis. He suggested that the disease was hereditary.