--dilated submucosal veins in the lower 1/3 of esophogus
--secondary to portal HTN
--most common cause is liver cirrhosis
--massive HEMATAMESIS when rupture
Back
Infectious esophogitis
Front
--candida albicans
--CMV
--HSV
opportunistic infections, HIV patients!
Back
Pancreatic Ectopic Tissue
Front
--mostly in esophogus + stomach
--causes inflammation, scarring, obstruction
Back
Scleroderma
Front
--smooth muscle replacement with COLLAGEN
--motor dysfunction of esophogus
--complicating reflux, debilitating
Back
CMV esophogitis
Front
--attacks endothelial + stromal cells in submucosa
--mucosal ulceration is common, because endothelial cells are invaded!
--ODYNOPHAGIA, PAIN on swallowing! compare!
think CMVade, invade, V V V strobe lights
What is there an increased risk of with Barretts Esophagus?
Front
Esophageal ADENOCARCINOMA
Back
What is picture of?
Front
--Barrets Esophogus
--metaplasia of squamous to more protective columnar
--due to chronic exposure of gastric secretions (GERD)
--tongues of red granular mucosa extending up into esophagus
Back
Esophogitis
Front
--in immunosuppressed patient, viral or fungal
--reflux esophogitis: consequence of LES relaxation
--trauma induced esophogitis: radiation, cancer chemo
--associated with hypersensitivity drug rxns
Back
Mallory Weiss tears vs Esophogeal varices tears
Front
Mallory: acute, alcohol, vomitting, PAINFUL
Esophogeal: big big bleed, portal HTN, PAINLESS
Back
Clinical presentation of achalsia
Front
progressive dysphagia: meaning that first you cant swallow solids, THEN you cant swallow liquids!
--esophogeal atresia, blind end
--aspiration at birth because trachea and distal esophagus connect!
-- projectile vomiting
-- distended abdomen bc air to connection in gut!
Back
When does candida albicans esophogitis occur?
Front
--most common in AIDS
--Non-AIDS: people being treated with antibiotics, steroids, diabetes, chronic alcoholism
--disease of middle aged women
--esophogeal webs, iron deficiency anemia, increased risk of carcinoma
Back
True diverticula, False Diverticula
Front
True: all 4 layers of esophogeal wall (4/4)
False: mucosa and submucosa only! (2/4)
Back
Reflux Esophagitis in CHILDREN
Front
--congenitally defective or delayed maturation of esoph
--aspiration of acid material into oral pharynx + trachea
--clinical: "FULL STOMACH" then spasmodic WHEEZING + DYSPNEA
--most common congenital, may remain asymptomatic
--outpouching of all 3 layers of bowel
--failure of vitelline duct to close
--Rule of 2's
--pancreatic + stomach tissue
--painless rectal bleeding, can mimic acute appendicitis
Back
Gastric Ectopic Tissue
Front
--mostly in proximal esophogus
--dysphagia + esophogitis
--if in intestines: blood loss + peptic ulcers
Back
What medications are caustic (corrode or burn) esophogus?
Front
Quinidine, Potassium
Back
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Front
-- linear lacerations at gastro-esophogeal junction
-- prolonged vomitting
--caused by acute alcohol ingestion, chronic alcoholism
--clinical: hematamesis
Back
Zollinger Ellison Syndrome
Front
--gastrin secreting tumor
--delay in gastric emptying
--induces reflux
--hyperacidity
B
--only composed of mucosa + submucosa
--AT the squamocolumnar junction
--proximal margin of hiatal hernia
--web like narrowing at Gastroesophogeal junction
Back
What is picture of?
Front
--intestinal type metaplasia from Barrets
--mucous vacuoles
--wine goblet shaped/barrel shaped
Back
Pill Esophagitis
Front
--prolonged contact of medication tablet on mucosa
--swallowed without fluid or food
--some are caustic (burn or corrode)
--some injure via pH
--also caused from laying down
--elderly at risk
Back
Major causes of death in diaphragmatic hernia
Front
--pulmonary hypoplasia
--pulmonary HTN
--majority occur on left side (Bochdalek)
--2-3% occur on right (Morgagnis)
Back
most common tumor in esophogus in the WEST
most common tumor in the esophogus in the WORLD
Front
Adenocarcinoma in WEST
Squamous cell carcinoma in WORLD
Back
differentiating reflux esophagitis from coronary artery disease
Front
Reflux Esophagitis:
--pain is not related to exertion(running)
--meal related
--often wakes from sleep with chest pain
-- relieved by ant-acids
--vomiting
Back
Candida esophogitis diagnosis
Front
--endoscopy
--clinical
--cytologic study to document spors
--biopsy is definitive
Back
What factors induce Reflux Esophogitis? (reflux of gastric contents)
Front
--Alcohol and cigs
--Estrogen induced (birth control!)
--Pregnancy
--Hyperacidity
--Scleroderma
Back
substernal chest pain in reflux esophagitis can simulate...
Front
ischemic heart disease
Back
What is there an increased risk of with Achalasia?
Front
Esophogeal Carcinoma because it is an irritation of esophogus
Back
Boerhaave Syndrome
Front
--esophogeal RUPTURE
--can be complication of Mallory Weiss
Back
Achalasia
Front
--failure of lower esophogeal sphincter to relax with swallowing
--in South America, may be caused by CHAGAS (Trypanasoma Cruzi)
--Bird Beak Sign
--Loss of ganglion cells in myenteric plexus
"Mene trier, Meni folds"
--excessive secretion of transforming growth factor (TGF-a)
--hyperplasia of foveolar epithelium (body + fundus)
--hypoprotinemia
--increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma
Back
Squamous cell carcinoma clinical
Front
--often asymptomatic until late in course
--dysphagia, progressive due to tumor slowly growing
--weight loss and anorexia
--bleeding
--hoarsness or cough bc it is proximal 2/3 of esoph, so can affect laryngeal
Back
Pyloric Stenosis
Front
--gastric outlet obstruction
--hypertrophy of pyloris
--projectile +forceful vommiting undigested breastmilk
--common in males
Back
Gastritis
--what is it
--what happens
--severe cases
Front
--inflammation of mucosa as a result of breakdown in mucosal barrier
--stomach tissue unprotected from autodigestion from HCL-
--edema, disruption of capillary walls ooze into gastric lumen
--severe cases: mucosal erosion, ulceration, hemmorhage
Back
What is pic of?
Front
Esophogeal Adenocarcinoma
--invaded submucosa, beyond muscularis mucosa
--infiltrated glands at bottom
--usually advanced at time of diagnosis
Back
What happens in autoimmune gastritis? sequence of events
Front
--loss of parietal cells = no HCL- or Intrinsic Factor
--absence of acid = hella gastrin release, hypergastrinemia
--hyperplasia of G-cells!
--ileal B12 malabsorption, pernicious anemia
--reduced serum pepsinogen
--CD-4 T cells
Back
Clinical manifestations of Menetrier
Front
--upper abdominal pain
--diarrheah
--weight loss
--hypoproteinemia
Back
4 virulence factors of H. pylori
Front
flagella, urease, adhesins, toxins
Back
Explain the pathogenesis of stress-related mucosal diseas, what happens in the body?
specifically, how do intracranial injuries cause lesions
Front
--local ischemia due to trauma, elevated ICP, ect.
--hypotension, reduced blood flow
--intracranial: direct stimulation of vagal nuclei leads to hypersecretion of gastric acid
Back
What is picture of?
Front
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, esophogus
Back
Cushing ulcer
Front
--associated with elevated intracranial pressure
--gastric, duodenal, esophageal ulcers
enlargement of the rugal folds due to epithelial hyperplasia without inflammation
--Menetrier Disease
--Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Back
intestinal metaplasia
Front
--Goblet cells(blue) from intestinal mucosa replace the gastric mucosa!!!
--Gastric mucosa changed to intestinal!!
--bceause in chronic gastritis there is a lot of inflammatory cells, the stomach lining isnt used to seeing these but intestinal lining is, so there is metaplasia!
Back
Adenocarcinoma characteristics
Front
--distal esophagus, usually involves cardia
--Barrets esophagus
--dysplasia
Back
Hiatal hernia
--sliding
--paraesophogeal
Front
Back
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome is suspected if ulcers are..
Front
--multiple
--unusual site
--resistant to standard ulcer therapy
--occur with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
early gastric carcinoma vs advanced gastric carcinoma
Front
Early: confined to mucosa + submucosa
Advanced: extends below submucosa into muscular wall
Back
How do curling's ulcers work?
Front
from severe burns or trauma, so there is loss of blood, leading to reduced plasma volume, leading to ischemia and cell necrosis, leading to acute gastric erosion
Back
hindgut carcinoid tumors
Front
--appendix to colorectum
--almost always benign
Back
Hyperplastic polyps
--age group
--what correlates with dysplasia?
--what size should be resected?
--microscopy
Front
--50-60 year olds
--size correlates with dysplasia
-- > 1.5 cm should be resected
--irregular, cystically dilated, elongated foveolar glands
Back
weird factors associated with gastric carcinoma
Front
Back
Favored location of gastric carcinomas
Front
lesser curvature of antropyloric region
Back
A, B, C
Front
a: hyperplastic poly with corkscrew appearance
B: hyperplastic polyp with ulceration
C: fundic gland polyp with cystically dilated glands
Back
Carcinoid tumor
--arises from..
--found in...
Front
--arises from endocrine system
--found in small intestines, lungs, trachea
--neuroendocrine tumor!
Back
Gastric Adenocarcinomas
--Intestinal Type
--Signet Ring cell
Front
A: columnar, gland forming cells infiltrating STROMA
here it has invaded the smooth muscle
B: mucin vacuoles, peripherally displaced, crescent shaped nuclei: SIGNET RINGS