Stomach

Foodborne illness is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic…

Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon cancer, with an incidence of fewer than 2…

Gastroenteritis, also known as infectious diarrhea, is an inflammation of the…

Helicobacter pylori, previously known as Campylobacter pylori, is a gram-negative…

Peptic ulcer disease refers to damage of the inner part of the stomach's gastric mucosa,…

Salmonellosis is a symptomatic infection caused by bacteria of the Salmonella type. It is…

Rotaviruses are the most common cause of diarrhoeal disease among infants and young…

Abetalipoproteinemia is a disorder characterized by abnormal absorption of fat and…

Esophageal achalasia, often referred to simply as achalasia, is a failure of smooth…

Achlorhydria and hypochlorhydria are states where the production of hydrochloric acid in…

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a…

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), black esophagus, or Gurvits syndrome is a rare…

Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which there is an abnormal (metaplastic) change in…

A bezoar stone is a mass often found trapped in the gastrointestinal system, though it…

Esophageal rupture, also known as Boerhaave syndrome, is a rupture of the esophageal…

A Cameron lesion is a linear erosion or ulceration of the mucosal folds lining the…

Curling's ulcer is an acute gastric erosion resulting as a complication from severe burns…

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a chronic functional condition of unknown pathogenesis.…

Dieulafoy's lesion is a medical condition characterized by a large tortuous artery most…

Dumping syndrome occurs when food, especially sugar, moves too quickly from the stomach…

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, also known as eosinophilic enteritis, is a rare and…

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an allergic inflammatory condition of the esophagus…

Esophageal atresia is a congenital medical condition that affects the alimentary tract.…

Esophageal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the esophagus by Candida…

Esophageal spasm is a disorder of motility of the esophagus.

A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components.…

Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal…

Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a medical condition where there is an obstruction at…

Gastric varices are dilated submucosal veins in the lining of the stomach, which can be a…

Gastric volvulus or volvulus of stomach is a twisting of all or part of the stomach by…

Gastritis is the inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It may occur as a short…

Gastrointestinal perforation, also known as gastrointestinal rupture, is a hole in the…

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the…

Gastroparesis is a medical disorder of ineffective neuromuscular contractions…

A hiatal hernia or hiatus hernia is a type of hernia in which abdominal organs slip…

Indigestion, also known as dyspepsia or upset stomach, is a condition of impaired…

Linitis plastica is a morphological variant of diffuse stomach cancer in which the…

Mallory–Weiss syndrome is a condition where high intra-abdominal pressures causes…

MALT lymphoma a form of lymphoma involving the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT),…

Ménétrier disease is a rare, acquired, premalignant disease of the stomach characterized…

Microvillus inclusion disease, previously known as Davidson's disease, congenital…

Nutcracker esophagus, jackhammer esophagus, or hypercontractile peristalsis, is a…

Esophageal cancer or oesophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food…

Esophageal varices are extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the…

Esophagitis, also spelled oesophagitis, is a disease characterized by inflammation of the…

Portal hypertensive gastropathy refers to changes in the mucosa of the stomach in…

Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the opening from the stomach to the first part of the…

Rumination syndrome, or merycism, is a chronic motility disorder characterized by…

A Schatzki ring or Schatzki–Gary ring is a narrowing of the lower esophagus that can…

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a malignant tumor of the stomach. It is…

A Zenker's diverticulum, also pharyngeal pouch, is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the…