GI: Pancreas, Liver, Gallbladder Flashcards
- Developmental malformation in which the Pancreas forms a Ring around the Duodenum
- Risk of Duodenal obstruction
- Embryology tie-in w/ Head of Pancreas
Annular Pancreas
- Inflammation and Hemorrhage of the Pancreas
- Autodigestion of Pancreatic Parenchyma by Enzymes
- Trypsin activates other Pancreatic enzymes
- Liquefactive Hemorrhagic Necrosis and Fat Necrosis
- A/w Alcohol (Sphincter of Oddi) and Gallstones
- Trauma, Hypercalemia, Hyperlipidemia, Drugs, Scorpion Stings, Mumps, Rupture of a Posterior Duodenal Ulcer (Head of Pancreas sits posterior)
- Pain radiates to the Back a ‘Boring’
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Periumbilical and Flank Hemorrhage (Periumbilical soft tissue and Retroperitoneum)
- Elevated Serum Lipase and Amylase
- Phospholipase –> ARDS
- Hypocalcemia w/ Saponification of Fat Necrosis
Acute Pancreatitis
- Fibrosis of Pancreatic Parenchyma
- 2nd to Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis
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Alcohol (Adults) and Cystic fibrosis (Children);
Most –> Idiopathic - Epigastric abdominal pain –> Radiates to the Back
- Pancreatic insufficiency –> Results in Malabsorption w/ Steatorrhea and Fat-soluble Vit. Def. (ADEK)
- Amylase and Lipase are not useful Serologic markers –> Destroyed
- Dystrophic Calcification of Pancreatic Parenchyma on Imaging
- ‘Chain of Lakes’ pattern due to dilation of Pancreatic Ducts
- 2nd to Diabetes Mellitus –> Late complication due to Destruction of Islets
- Increased risk Pancreatic Carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma of Pancreatic ducts)
Chronic Pancreatitis
- Adenocarcinoma arising from the Pancreatic Ducts
- Elderly (avg. 70 y.o.), < 5% 5-year survival
- Smoking and Chronic Pancreatitis
- Epigastric Abdominal pain and Weight loss
- Obstructive Jaundice w/ Pale stools and Palpable gallbladder, a/w Tumors that arise in the Head of the Pancreas
- 2nd Diabetes Mellitus; a/w Tumors in Body or Tail of Pancreas
- Pancreatitis
- Migratory thrombophlebitis (Trousseau sign); Swelling, Erythema, Tenderness in extremities (10%)
- Serum Tumor marker CA 19-9
- Surgical en bloc of Head and Neck, proximal Dudenum, and Gallbladder –> Whipple procedure
- -> 1 yr. survival < 10%
Pancreatic Carcinoma
- Failure to form or early Destruction of Exrahepatic Biliary Tree –> No lumen
- Leads to Biliary Obstruction w/in first 2 months of life
- Jaundice and progresses to Cirrhosis –> Pale stool
Biliary Atresia
- Solid, Round stones in Gallbladder
- Precipitation of Cholesterol or Bilirubin in Bile
- Supersaturation of Cholesterol or Bilirubin
- Decreased Phospholipids (Solubilize cholesterol)(lecithin) or Bile acids
- Stasis
- RUQ pain, Nausea, Vomiting, Low-grade Fever, Leukocytosis
- Gangrene of the Gallbladder, Peforation, Fistula, Bowel obstruction, etc…
- Clofibrate – Lipid lowering agent used to control High Cholesterol
Cholelithiasis (Gallstones)
- Radiolucent (10% are opaque), Cholesterol monohydrate
- Age (40s), Estrogen (Female gender, Obesity, Multiple pregnancies, Oral contraceptives, Hormone replacement therapy
- Fat, Female, Forty, Fertile, and Fucks (5 –F’s)
- Clofibrate – lipid lowering agent used to control for High Cholesterol (Hmg)
- Native American Pima and Navajo Indian ethnicity
- Crohn disease – dmg to terminal ilieum –> decreased Bile reuptake –> increased cholesterol precipitation
- Cirrhosis – decreased productionof Bile salts
Cholesterol Stones
- Black pigmented Stones composed of Calcium salts and Unconjugated Bilirubin (UCB)
- Radiopaque
- A/w Chronic hemolytis anemias, Cirrhosis, Bacterial infection, and Parasites
- A/w Extravascular Hemolysis (Reticular endothelial
–> Splenic Macrophages –> Unconjugated bilirubin)(increased Bilirubin in bile) and Biliary tract infection
(E coli, Ascaris lumbricoides, and Clonorchis sinensis)
Bilirubin Stones
- Common Roundworm that infects 25% of the Worlds population, especially in areas w/ Poor sanitation (Fecal-oral transmission)
- Infects the Biliary tract
- Increases risk for Gallstones
Ascaris lumbricoides
- Endemic in China, Korea, and Vietnam (Chinese Liver flukes)
- Infects the Biliary tract
- Increases the risk of Gallstones
- Cholangitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
Clonorchis sinensis
- Waxing and Waning RUQ Pain
- Gallbladder contracting against a Stone lodged in the Cystic duct
- Symptoms relived when Stone passes
- Common Bile duct obstruction may result in
- *Acute Pancreatitis** or Obstructive Jaundice
Biliary Colic
- Acute Inflammation of the Gallbladder wall
- -> squeezes blood vessels –> Ischemia
- Impacted stone in Cystic duct
- -> Dilation w/ Pressure ischemia
- Bacterial overgrowth (E coli)
- Inflammation and Bloating
- RUQ Pain –> Radiating to Right Scapula, Fever w/ increased WBC count, Nausea, Vomiting, and increased Serum Alkaline Phosphatase (Duct dmg)
- Risk of rupture if left untreated
Acute Cholecystitis
- Chronic inflammation of Gallbladder
- Chemical irritation from Longstanding cholelithiasis w/ or w/out Superimposed bouts of Acute cholecystitis
- A/w Herniation of Gallbladder mucosa into Muscular Wall (Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses)
- Vague RUQ Pain, Postprandyl pain
- Porcelain Gallbladder is a late complication – Shrunken, Hard Gallbladder due to Chronic Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Dystrophic Calcification
- Increased risk for Carcinoma
- Tx: Coholecystectomy, esp. w/ Porcelain Gallbladder
Chronic Cholecystitis
- Bacterial infection of the Bile ducts
- A/w Ascending infection w/ Enteric Gram-Negative bacteria
- Presents as Sepsis (High Fever and Chills), Jaundice, and Abdominal Pain
- Increased incidence w/ Choledocholithiasis (stone in Biliary duct –> decreases flow washout)
- Triad: Epigastric / RUQ pain, Fever, and Jaundice
Ascending Cholangitis
- Gallstone enters and Obstructs the Small Bowel
- Due to Cholecystitis w/ Fistula formation between the Gallbladder and Small Bowel
Gallstone Ileus
- Adenocarcinoma arising from the Glandular epithelium that lines the Gallbladder-wall
- Gallstones are a Major risk factor, esp. w/ Porcelain Gallbladder
- Clonorchis sinensis (Liver Flukes)
- Cholecystitis in an Elderly Woman (40 – 70 y.o.)
- -> Gallbladder Carcinoma –> Poor prognosis
- Klatskin tumor - carcinoma of the Bifurcation of the Right and Left Hepatic Bile ducts
Gallbladder Carcinoma
- Yellow discoloration of the Skin and Scleral Icterus
- Increased Serum Bilirubin > 2.5 mg/dL
- A/w Bilirubin metabolism disturbance
Jaundice
- High lvls of UCB overwhelm the conjugating ability of the Liver
- Increased UCB (not water soluble)
- Dark urine due to increased urine Urobilinogen, increased Conjugated-UCB
- Increased Risk for Pigmented Bilirubin Gallstones
Extravascular Hemolysis
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Ineffective Erythropoiesis
- Newborn Liver has transiently low UGT activity (UGT1A1 activity, decreased excretion)
- Increased UCB –> Fat soluble –> Depositions in Basal Ganglia of the Brain (Kernicterus) –> Neurological deficits and Death
- Tx: Phototherapy (makes UCB water soluble) –> urinate out Bilirubin
Physiologic Jaundice of the Newborn
- Mildly low UGT activity (UGT1A1)
(UDP-glucuronosyltransferase deficiency) - Autosomal recessive
- Increased UCB
- Diffuse Hepatocellular disease
- Jaundice during stress (e.g. Fasting, Severe Infection); otherwise not clinically significant
Gilbert Syndrome
- Absence of UGT (severe)
(Deficiency of UGT1A1 activity)
–> Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia - Increased UCB
- Type I - Kernicterus - Usually fatal - Autosomal recessive - Fatal in Neonatal period
- Type II - Jaundice - Autosomal Dominant w/ variable penetrance - Generally mild, occasional Kernicterus
Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
- Deficiency of Bilirubin Canalicular ABC transport protein (cMOAT)
- Impaired biliary excretion of bilirubin glucouroides due to Mutation in Multiple Drug-resistant Protein 2 (MRP2) –> Pigmented Cytoplasmic Globules ‘BLACK’
- Benign Autosomal recessive
- Increased CB (Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia)
- Normal AST and ALT
- No Clinical Consequences
- The Liver is dark; otherwise, not clinically significant –> ‘Pitch Black Liver’ ‘Pitch Dark’ – Gallbladder cannot be visualized
- Similar to Rotor Syndrome –-> Normal appearance, Gallbladder can be visualized
Dubin-Johnson Syndrome
- A/w Gallstones, Pancreatic Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, Parasites, and Liver Fluke (Clonorchis sinensis)
- Increased CB
- Decreased Urine Urobilinogen
- Increased Alkaline phosphatase
- Dark urine (Bilirubinuria) and Pale stool
- Pruritus due to increased Plasma bile acids
- Hypercholesterolemia w/ Xanthomas
- Steatorrhea w/ Malabsorption of Fat-soluble vit. (ADEK)
Biliary Tract Obstruction
(Obstructive Jaundice)
- Inflammation disrupts Hepatocytes and Small Bile Ductules
- Increased in Both CB and UCB
- Increased AST and ALT
- Dark urine due to increased Urine Bilirubine
- Urine Urobilinogen is normal or decreased
Viral Hepatitis
- Fecal-oral transmission
- Herpesvirus naked capsid RNA
- HAV is commonly acquired by Travelers - ‘Infectious’
- HEV is commonly acquired from Contaminated water or Undercooked seafood - ‘Enteric’
- Acute Hepatitis; No Chronic state
- Anti-virus IgM marks active Infection
- Anti-virus IgG is protective, and its presence indicates prior infection or immunization (HAV only)
- HEV infection in Pregnant Women is a/w Fulminant Hepatitis (Liver Failure w/ Massive Liver Necrosis)
Hepatitis A (HAV) and Hepatitis E (HEV)
- ‘Serum’
- Hepadnavirus enveloped DNA
- Parenteral transmission (Childbirth, Unprotected intercourse, Intravenous Drug Abuse [IVDA], and Needle stick)
- ‘Ground glass’ Hepatocytes (due to cytoplasmic HBsAg)
- Results in Acute Hepatitis
- Chronic disease occurs in 20% of cases –> a long-term risk of Hepatocellular carcinoma in pts. infected w/ HBV.
- Vaccine
Hepatitis B (HBV)
HBV Acute Stage
- Increase HBsAG (Hepatitis B surface marker antigen)
- Increase HBeAG and HBV DNA (envelope Antigen Transmission)
- IgM – HBcAB – core Acute Battle
HBV Window Stage
- IgM – HBcAB – core Acute Battle
HBV Resolved Stage
- IgG – HBcAB – core Acute Battle
- IgG – HBsAB – surface Acute Battle (protective)
HBV Chronic Stage
- Increase HBsAG (> 6 months)
- +/- HBeAG and HBV DNA indicates infectivity
- IgG – HBcAB – core Acute Battle
HBV Immunization Stage
- IgG – HBsAB – surface Acute Battle (protective)
- ‘Post-transfusion’ and ‘non-A, non-B’
- Flavivirus enveloped RNA
- Parenteral transmission (IVDA, Unprotected intercourse)
- Risk from transfusion is almost nonexistent due to screening of the blood supply
- Results in Acute hepatitis; Chronic disease occurs in most cases –> ‘Necrosis w/ portal bridging’
- HCV-RNA test confirms infection ELISA
- Decreased RNA levels indicate recovery
- Persistence indicates Chronic disease
Hepatitis C (HCV)
- ‘Delta’
- Defective enveloped circular RNA
- Dependent on HBV for infection
- Superinfection upon existing HBV is more severe than Coinfection (Infection w/ HBV and HDV at the same time)
- Dx: Anti-HDV ELISA
Hepatitis D (HDV)
- End-stage liver damage
- -> Disruption of Normal Hepatic parenchyma
- Bands of Fibrosis and Regenerative nodules of Hepatocytes
- Prothrombin time (PT) assess coagulopathy due to Liver disease
- Fibrosis is mediated by TGF-β; from Stellate cells which lie beneath the endothelial cells that line the Sinusoids
- Portal Hypertension leads to Ascites (fluid), Congestive Splenomegaly / Hypersplenism (consume RBCs and Platelets) and Portosystemic shunts (esophageal varices, hemorrhoids, and caput medusae) and Hepatorenal syndrome (rapidly developing Renal failure secondary to Cirrhosis)
- Decreased detoxification results in Mental status change, Asterixis, Coma
- Gynocomastia, Spider angiomata and Palmar erythema due to Hyperestrinism
- Jaundice
- Decreased Protein Synthesis leads to Hypoalbuminea w/ Edema and Coagulopathy due to decreased clotting factors
Cirrhosis
- Dmg to Hepatic Parenchyma
- Fatty Liver – accumulation of Fat in Hepatocytes (Steatosis)
- Heavy and Greasy Liver
- Alcoholic Hepatitis results from Chemical injury to Hepatocytes (Binge)
- Acetaldehyde mediates dmg
- Swelling of Hepatocytes w/ formation of Mallory bodies (dmg to cytokeratin intermediate filaments), Neutrophils, Fatty change, necrosis and acute inflammation
- Fibrosis around the Central vein
- Painful Hepatomegaly w/ (AST > ALT)
- May result in Death
Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
- Fatty change, Hepatitis, and/or Cirrhosis that develop w/out Exposure to Alcohol or other known insult
- A/w Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, Insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
- Lipid accumulation in Hepatocytes
- -> Steatohepatitis –> Cirrhosis
- M = F
- Diagnosis of exclusion; ALT > AST
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Excess body Iron (Fe) leading to deposition in tissues and Organ dmg, HFE, HJV, TFR1, TFR2
- Tissue dmg is mediated by Generation of Free Radicals
- -> Fenton Rxn –> Heart, Pancreas, and Liver
- Autosomal Recessive defect in Iron absorption (primary) or Chronic transfusions (secondary)
- Primary Hemochromatosis mutations in HFE, gene, usually Chrom 6p21.3 - C282Y –> Increases small intestine absorption of Fe
- Cysteine replaced by Tyrosine at AA 282
- Triad: Cirrhosis, 2nd Diabetes Mellitus, Bronze skin
- Dilated Cardiobyopathy, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Gonadal dysfunction (atrophy)
- 5x M > F, Common among Northern European descent
- Brown pigment in Hepatocytes
- Increased risk of Hepatocellular carcinoma
- -> Free radicals –> Dmg DNA
- Tx: Phlebotomy and Chelating agents (Deferoxamine)
Hemochromatosis
- Hemosiderosis = Acquired disorder of Fe overload due to repeated blood transfusions in pts. w/ Thalassemia
- Hemochromatosis = Inherited disorder
- Hepatolenticular degeneration –> genetic disorder
- Autosomal recessive defect (chrom 13q14.3 ATP7B gene)
- -> P-type ATPase - ATP-mediated hepatocyte Copper transport into Bile and Ceruloplasmin
- Lack of Copper transport into Bile
- Lack of Copper incorporation into Ceruloplasmin – carries copper in Blood
- Copper builds up in Hepatocytes, Leaks into Serum, Deposits in Tissues
- Copper-production of Hydroxyl Free Radicals
- -> Tissue Damage
- Childhood or Adolescence cirrhosis (Liver disease)
- Neurologic manifistations (Behavior, Dementia, Chorea, Parkinsonian)
- Kayser-Fleisher rings in the Cornea
- Increased Urinary Copper
- Increased Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Tx: D-penicillamine (chelates copper)
Wilson Disease
- Autoimmune Granulomatous destruction of Intrahepatic Bile Ducts
- Women (avg. age is 40 y.o., 35 - 65 y.o’s)
- 10x Females > Males
- A/w other Autoimmune diseases (Sjogren Syndrome (70%), Scleroderma (5%), Typhoid disease (20%) Rheumatoid arthritis or SLE)
- Unknown etiology
- Antimitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA) (90%) are present - AMA + ANA + ANCA
- Obstructive jaundice - Florid duct lesions and Loss of Small ducts
- Pruritus, Xanthomas, Xanthelasmas, Serum Cholesterol, Fatigue
- Cirrhosis is a late complication
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Segmental Inflammation and Fibrosis of Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts
- Periductal Fibrosis w/ ‘onion-skin’ appearance: Concentric Fibrosis around Bile ducts and Segmental stenosis of Bile ducts w/ Bending and Strictures
- Uninvolved regions are dilated resulting in a
‘Beaded appearance’ of Bile duct - A/w Ulcerative colitis, IBD (70%), Pancreatitis, Fibrosing disease (Retroperitoneal diseases)
- Males (70%) w/ 20 - 40 y.o’s
- Unknown etiology; a/w Ulcerative Colitis and p-ANCA
- Obstructive jaundice, and late Cirrhosis
- Increased risk for Cholangiocarcinoma
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Fulminant Liver failure and Encephalopathy in Children w/ Viral illness w/ take Aspirin
- Varicella or Influenza
- Likely related to Mitochondrial dmg of Hepatocytes
- Hypoglycemia
- Elevated Liver enzymes
- Causes Hepatic Fatty change (microvesicular steatosis) and Cerebral edema / Encephalopathy
- Nausea and Vomiting –> Coma and Death
Reye Syndrome
- Benign Tumor of Hepatocytes (Liver cell adenoma)
- A/w Oral contraceptive / anabolic steroids and Type I glycogen storage disease, in Young Women
- Regress upon cessation of Oral contraceptive drugs
- Microscopically tissue resembles normal Liver but lack of Portal tracts No Kupffer cells
- Risk of Rupture and Intraperitoneal bleeding, especially during Pregnancy
- Tumors are Subcapsular and Grow w/ Exposure to Estrogen
Hepatic Adenoma
- Malignant tumor of Hepatocytes (Asia, Japan, and sub-Saharan Africa)
- “Eosinophilic Hepatocytes” w/ non-cirrhotic liver and fibrous collagen bundles
- Chronic Hepatitis (HBV and HCV), and 4x Male > Female
- Cirrhosis (Alcohol, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver disease, Hemochromatosis, Wilson disease, and A1AT deficiency)
- Aflatoxin B1 derived from Aspergillus (induced p53 mutations) - β-Catenin - a/w APC
- Increased risk for Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Liver infarction secondary to Hepatic vein obstruction
- Painful Hepatomegaly and Ascites RUQ
- Tumors often detected Late –> masked by Cirrhosis; poor prognosis, Increased AST and ALT
- Serum Tumor marker is α-fetoprotein
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- More common than primary liver tumors
- Multiple well circumscribed masses
- Detected as Hepatomegaly w/ nodular Free edge of the Liver
- Colon
- Stomach
- Pancreas
- Breast
- Lung
- Metastatic Melanoma
Metastasis to Liver
- Accumulation of Cholesterol-laden Macrophages w/in the Mucosa of the Gallbladder wall
- Yellow speckling of the Red-tan mucosa - “Strawberry gallbladder”
- Liped-laden Macrophages w/in Lamina Propria
Cholesterolosis
- Recent immigrants from Mexico, South America, India, etc.
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Necrotic abscess filled w/ Brown Pastelike Material ‘Anchovy paste’
- Tx: ABX w/ or w/out Surgical drainage
Amebic Liver Abscess
- Most common genetic disease requiring Liver transplantation in Children
- Autosomal recessive disorder of Protein folding
- Production of α-1-AT produced by Pi gene (chrom 14) accumulates in Hepatocytes –> Liver damage
- Inhibition of Proteases; Neutrophil elastase, Cathepsin G, and Proteinase 3 –> Pulmonary Emphysema
- PiS (mild varient)
- PiZ (markedly reduced levels)
- PiZZ (severly reduced levels)
- Micronodular cirrhosis w/ increased risk of Hepatocellular carcinoma and Panacinar emphysema (lungs)
- PAS positive, Eosinophilic cytoplasmic globules w/in Hepatocytes - Round - Oval Cytoplasmic Globular inclusions in Hepatocytes
- Tx: Smoking cessation and Liver Transplantation
α-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Hepatic vein Thrombosis - occlusion of Two or more Hepatic veins by a Thrombus –> Hemodynamic Liver Disease –> Pain and Ascities
- A/w predisposing for Thrombosis; Polycythemia vera, Pregnancy, Oral contraceptives, Paroxysmal Nocturnal hemoglobinuria, or Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Abdominal pain, Hepatomegaly, Ascites, and Death
- Microscopic Centrilobular Congestion and Necrosis
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
- Asymptomatic
- Solid tumor in the Right lobe of the Liver
- Consiting of a Fibrous core w/ Stellate projections
- NOT a/w use of Oral contraceptives
- Contains Biliary epithelium and Kupffer cells (Technetium scans show uptake)
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia