Problem
Gastrointestinal disorders
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Gastroenteritic disturbancesGastro-intestinal infections
Bleeding from the gastro-intestinal tract
Dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract
Gastroenteritis
Nature:
Gastrointestinal diseases (abbrev. GI diseases or GI illnesses) refer to diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract, namely the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum, and the accessory organs of digestion, the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
Incidence:
Gastroenteritis is responsible for about 800,000 deaths per year throughout the world -- about 1,400 deaths per day. In Australia, deaths are rare but it is a cause of about 10,000 hospital admissions per year, particularly in infants and young children and across the health care system about $AUD26 million per year.
Broader Problems:
Children's diseasesInfectious diseases Diseases of the digestive system Narrower Problems:
GastritisFood poisoningGastric ulcersEnteric diseasesGastric disordersIntestinal disordersDisorders of the anusDisorders of gastric motilityGastro-intestinal disorders due to tortureUndigested food in stoolDiarrhoea Related Problems:
Gastroenteric diseases in animals Strategies:
Correcting gastrointestinal disordersTreating gastro-intestinal infectionsReducing incidence of gastro-intestinal infections Organizations:
European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Gastrointestinal MotilityScandinavian Association for Gastrointestinal MotilityEuropean Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal RadiologyEuropean Society of Gastrointestinal EndoscopyInternational Association for Gastrointestinal Motility in ChildrenIUPS Commission on Gastrointestinal PhysiologyInternational Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders References:
Bennett, John; Cuschieri, A and Hennessy, T P J: Reflux OesophagitisLevin, Bernard: Gastrointestinal Cancer: current approaches to diagnosis and treatmentCoffman, Derek A, et al: Gastrointestinal DisordersWhitehead, William E and Schuster, Marvin M: Psychophysiological Gastrointestinal DisordersGryboski, Joyce: Gastrointestinal Problems in the InfantDykes, P W and Keighley, M R: Gastrointestinal HaemorrhageSodeman, W A: Acute Gastrointestinal Problems Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST