CTC GI Flashcards
what is nutcracker esophagus?
manometric findings more than 180 mmHg
what cancer is esophageal web a risk factor for?
esophageal and hypopharyngeal ca
what is plummer vinson syndrome?
esophageal web, iton def anemia, thyroid issues (spoon shaped nails)
what is a complication of chemo with gastric lymphoma?
rupture of the mass
what is the most common type of gastric ca?
adenoca
what is seen with barretts esophagus?
mid esophageal stricture and a hiatal hernia, reticular mucosal pattern
what do herpes ulcers in the esophagus look like?
have a HALO of edema around them, multiple, small
what does CMV and AIDS esophagitis look like?
large, flat ulcers ulcers with no halo
what are the imaging features of esophageal adenoca?
distal esophageal stricture/mass/ulcer
what are the imaging features of esoph sq cell ca?
upper-mid esophageal stricutre/mass/ulcer
what does achalasia predispose to?
increased risk of sq cell ca (20 years later) and increased risk of candida
what is carneys triad
chrodoma (pulmonary), extraadrenal pheo, GIST
how often does scleroderma involve the esophagus?
80 percent
what is the most common location for a GIST?
stomach (70 percent)
what is seen with malignant GIST?
large mass, makes a 90 degree angle with the gastric wall, does NOT cause LN enlargement
what syndromes are assoc with GIST?
Carneys and NF1
what are the causes of linitis plastica?
schirrous adenoca, mets from breast or lung cancer
what does chronic ASA therapy cause?
multiple gastric ulcers
what do u see in zollinger ellison syndrome?
multiple duodenal ulcers
what is rams horn deformity of the stomach? what causes it?
tapered antrum. caused by scarring, schrrious ca, granulomatous disease
what is the difference btw a traction and pulsion diverticulum?
traction is triangular and empties contrast, pulsion holds on to contrast
what is a paraesophageal hernia? what is a sliding hernia?
PE (rolling) hernia: GE junction below the diaphragm, stomach is herniated into chest. Sliding: GE junction is above diaphragm, both GE junction and and stomach are herniated into chest
what causes isolated gastric varices?
splenic vein thrombus
what syndromes are assoc with rectal cavernous hemangioma?
klipper trenauney, blue rubber bleb
what is cystic peritoneal mesothelioma?
NOT associated with asbestos, seen in a young woman in her 30s
when is primary peritoneal mesothelioma seen after asbestos exposure?
30-40 years after
what is hypertensive colopathy?
colonic edema due to venous stasis/portal HTN (usually on the right), resolves after liver transplant
what is the order from left to right on a TV view at the porta hepatis (mickey mouse sign)
common bile duct, hepatic artery, portal vein
what are the MRI signal characterisitics of dysplastic liver nodules?
T1 bright, T2 dark
what is the organism if u see a single abcess in the liver? what if u see multiple abcesses?
klebsiella. e. coli.
what is the mgmt for amebic abcess in the left hepatic lobe?
drained bc it can rupture into the pericardium
how do u biopsy a hepatic hemangioma?
core biopsy, FNA does not get enough tissue
what is the ultrasound appearance of a hemangioma?
no internal color flow, hyperechoic with increased thru transmission
what is the ultrasound appearance of FNH?
spoke wheel appearance on US doppler
what diseases are assoc with multiple hepatic adenomas?
glycogen storage disease (von gierke) or liver adenomatosis
what is the most common location for a hepatic adenoma?
right lobe of the liver