Esophageal Disorders — Flashcards

_____ syndrome is iron deficiency anemia with esophageal webs and atrophic glossitis and cheliosis

Chicago type _____ (Classic achalasia): It is characterised by hypomotile esophageal body.

_____ is the gold-standard diagnostic test for Diffuse esophageal spasm.

A - _____ - Continuous involvement B - _____ - Cobblestone appearance

Toxic megacolon is defined as the dilatation of the transverse colon to a diameter of more than _____ cm

One cause of vitamin _____ deficiency is (SIBO) small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Physiological test for pancreatic _____ocrine insufficiency is done using a test meal, called as Lundh test

Hint: end/ex

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is characterized by acid hypersecretion, causing recurrent _____ in the duodenum and jejunum

Ulcerative colitis always involves the _____ and can extend proximally up to the cecum

In high resolution esophageal manometry, pressure sensors are no more than _____ cm apart and are upto 36 in number