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Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastroenterology)

Treatment of diverticulosis of the intestine

Treatment of diverticulosis of the intestine is aimed at improving the quality of life of patients with diverticular disease, for this it is necessary to stop the symptoms.

Diagnosis of intestinal diverticulosis

In case of uncomplicated diverticulosis, a laboratory examination is carried out when a diagnosis is made to exclude other diseases. Suspicion of the development of complications dictates the need for detailed laboratory examination.

Symptoms of diverticulosis of the intestine

Diverticulosis of the intestine can cause nonspecific complaints from the intestine - abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence. To establish the diagnosis and exclude other causes of nonspecific complaints, visualization of the diverticulum (diverticulum) is necessary with the help of a colonoscopy or an irrigoscopy with a barium enema, CT.

Diverticulosis of the intestine

Diverticulosis is a disease characterized by multiple diverticula in the large intestine, probably due to prolonged eating of low fiber foods. Most diverticula are asymptomatic, but some are complicated by inflammation or bleeding. Treatment for diverticulosis depends on the symptoms.

Medicinal pancreatitis

The first reports of the side effects of drugs on the pancreas concerned corticosteroid drugs prescribed for various, rather severe and painful diseases: bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, pemphigus, thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, etc.

Chronic pancreatitis - Treatment

During the exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis, the main treatment measures are aimed at alleviating the severity of the inflammatory process and inactivation of pancreatic enzymes. In the period of remission, treatment is mainly reduced to symptomatic and substitution therapy.

Chronic pancreatitis: symptoms

Symptomatic of chronic pancreatitis is very variable: it is different in the period of remission and exacerbation of the disease, depends on the clinical course (clinical form) of the disease, its stage and a number of other factors.

Chronic pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis is a persistent inflammation of the pancreas, which leads to permanent structural damage with fibrosis and stricture of the duct, accompanied by a decrease in exocrine and endocrine functions.

Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a syndrome caused by hypergastrinemia due to gastrin production by a hormone-active tumor (gastrinoma).

Somatostatinoma: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Somatostatin-producing pancreatic tumors were first described in 1977. LJ Larsson et al. Tumors, in most cases carcinomas, originate from somatostatin-forming D-cells. Metastasis occurs mainly in the liver.

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