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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Postinflammatory • Hernia ... Inflammatory: Crohn's ... Endometriosis, Radiation enteropathy ... #gastroenterology
Huge Umbilical Hernia: Umbilical hernia exacerbated by refractory ascites. Advanced liver disease 
precluded operative repair in
Huge Umbilical Hernia ... : Umbilical hernia ... repair in this case ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Umbilical #Hernia
Umbilical Hernia: Protrusion of intra-abdominal contents through defect in posterior fascia. In this case the increase
Umbilical Hernia ... In this case the ... on the right is caused ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Umbilical #Hernia
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
Protein Losing Enteropathy ... without apparent cause ... Gl diseases: UC/Crohn ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP cases ... question after cross-sectional ... question after cross-sectional ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... • Infectious causes ... - Vasculitis- Heroin ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
pigmentation, spots cross ... Protein Losing Enteropathy ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
Gangrenosum (PG) 50 M Crohn ... Management of PG ... medications in most cases ... #PG #clinical #photo