Gastroenterology — Flashcards

Trans_____ or transduodenal fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) or Trucut biopsy performed under endoscopic ultrasound guidance is the best way to obtain tissue for diagnosis in pancreatic carcinoma

_____ syndrome is diagnosed with a positive secretin stimulation test

Esophageal _____ are a common cause of death in patients with cirrhosis

_____ syndrome is caused by a gastrinoma of the pancreas (non- cells) or duodenum

Biliary sludge can cause _____ and promote cholesterol gallstone formation

Complications of diverticulosis include _____ rectal bleeding (hematochezia)

Hint: painful/painless

Portal _____ may lead to portosystemic shunts, which can result in esophageal varices, gastric varices, anorectal varices, and caput medusae

Conditions that can lead to achlorhydria include chronic _____ or antacid use, menetrier disease, sjogren syndrome, atrophic gastritis, and VIPomas (WDHA syndrome)

In developed countries, hepatic abscesses have a _____ incidence and are caused by bacterial infection in 80% of cases

Percutaneous _____ and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), in combination with thrombolytic therapy, are the preferred strategies to restore the outflow of blood from the liver, in Budd Chiari syndrome