15feb 24 Flashcards
RF for Colon CA
Lifestyle factors
Freq consumption of red/processed meat
Tobacco
Alcohol
RF for colon CA
Medical/family hx
👧🏼Personal/FH of adenomatous polyps or colon CA
👧🏼Inherited colon CA syndromes
(FAP , Lynch syndrome)
👧🏼UC
👧🏼Diabetes/ Obesity
👧🏼Prior abdominopelvic radiation
Protective factors for COLON CA
High fibre diet
Aspirin / NSAID
How does obesity and type 2 Diabetes cause CRC
Cause early onset CRC age <50
Hyperinsulinemia causes Inc in IGF-1
Which inhibits colorectal epithelial cell apoptosis and promotes neoplastic progression.
Obesity also causes increased exp of Inflammatory Cytokines TNF-alpha
Which promotes dev of CRC.
Why would aspirin and NSAIDS cause protective effect on CRC
Inhibit COX2 an enzyme involved in carcinogenesis
(But not usually given due to risk of GI bleed and renal failure)
Colovesicular fistula etiology
👅Diverticular dx (sigmoid most common)
Ruptured diverticulum or diverticular abscess extends into bladder
👅Crohn dx
👅Malignancy (colon, bladder, pelvic organs)
CF of colovesicular fistula
Pneumaturia (air in urine)
Occurs at the end of urination due to gas collection at the top of bladder
Fecaluria. (Stool in urine)
Recurrent UTIs. (Mixed flora)
Dx of colovesicular fistula
👤CT scan abdomen with oral or rectal contrast (not IV)
👤Colonoscopy to exclude colon malignancy.
Ttt of CV fistula
Surgery
Acute diverticulitis CF
🗣LLQ Abd pain(most cases arise in Sigmoid colon the site for greatest intraluminal pressure)
🗣NV
🗣altered bowel movements (loose stools in patient with constipation)
🗣Fever
🗣Leukocytosis
🗣Possible sterile pyuria
🗣Dysuria / urgency or freq due to bladder irritation from adj inflammed sigmoid colon.
🗣palpable tender mass from focal inflammation.
DX of acute diverticulitis
CT scan abdomen(oral or IV contrast)
Shows Focal bowel wall thickening and inf signs (stranding) in pericolonic fat.
May also show abscess or phelgmon(inf tissue mass)
Colonoscopy is done 6-8w later to rule out CA (which can be a RF to Acute diverticulitis)
Inc risk of perforation if done in acute phase.
Signoidoscopy with barium enema done in pts who cant undergo colonoscopy.
Ttt of acute diverticulitis
Bowel Rest
AB (cipro , metronidazole)
Colonoscopy 6-8w after resolution
Complications of acute diverticulitis
Abscess
Obstruction
Fistula
Perforation
Toxic megacolon pathophys
🧠Colonic Smooth Muscle Inf and paralysis
🧠Complication of IBD or infectious colitis
🧠Inc Risk with use of antimotility agents
(Loperamide) or opiods.
CF of TM
💄Fever tachycardia hypotension
💄Abd pain and distension following diarrheal illness
Dx of TM
CT scan with IV and oral contrast
With features ;
🫁Colon dilation >6cm (diagnostic)
🫁Loss of normal haustral pattern
🫁Irregular mucosal pattern with areas of ulceration alternating with areas of edema
Ttt of TM
🦷Bowel Rest / decompression
🦷AB
🦷iv Corticosteroids if IBD associated
🦷Surgery for perforation peritonitis clinical deterioration
Sulfasalazine is not given in TM
RF of acute diverticulitis
Complication of diverticulosis
Which is
Herniation of colon mucosa and submucosa through circular and longitudinal muscle layer due to elevated intraluminal pressure.
👃🏽RF
Increased age
Obesity
Poor diet (low fibre , high red meat)
Tobacco
Modified Alvarado score
1 point for
Migratory RLQ pain
Anorexia
N or V
Fever > 99.5
RLQ rebound tenderness
2 points for
RLQ tenderness
Leukocytosis >10,000 /mm3
9 total possible Score
0-3 : Appendicitis unlikely
>-4 : evaluate for appendicitis