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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... • Irritable Bowel ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Abdominal or pelvic surgery ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
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Types of Bariatric Surgery ... bypassing small bowel ... internal hernia, bowel ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
after Bariatric Surgery ... after bariatric surgery ... bolus to the small bowel ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology
CTA of the abdomen: Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) and bowel ischemia

#BowelIschemia #mesentericischemia #Clinical #CTAabdomen #gastroenterology #stent
thrombosis (MVT) and bowel ... Clinical #CTAabdomen #gastroenterology ... #stent #surgery
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Small bowel bacterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #surgery ... #gastroenterology
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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• No prior surgery ... • Prior small bowel ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
Adequate bowel preparation ... Bowel prep instructions ... resection rather than surgery ... of examination, bowel ... Guidelines #management #gastroenterology