Stomach Flashcards
Cardia - near GE junction
Fundus - above GE junction
Body - between fundus & antrum
Antrum - distal stomach, begins at incisura angularis & ends at pylorus
Pylorus - muscular sphincter, controls gastric emptying & prevents duodenal reflux into the stomach
Stomach
MC location: body, along lesser curvature above incisura angularis
Occur at histologic transition zone: gastric glands change from parietal cells (HCl producing)
Damage to mucosal barrier (⬇️mucus & bicarbonate) due to H. pylori (70%), smoking, salicylates, NSAIDs
Normal or decreased gastric acid secretion
Epigastric pain aggravated by food
Gastric ulcers
Congenital
SSX: projectile nonbilous vomiting, visible peristalsis from L hypochondriac to R hypochondriac region
Olive-shaped mass in epigastric area
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Rapid emptying of hyperosmotic stomach contents into jejunum
Complication of partial gastrectomy or vagotomy for treatment of ulcer of obesity
SSX: epigastric discomfort, borborygmi, palpitations, dizziness, diarrhea & hypoglycemia
Dumping syndrome
Metastatic to L supraclavicular lymph node (Virchow nodes) which can be palpated on posterior triangle of the neck
Stomach cancer