Endoscopy procedures are an integral part of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of gastrointestinal cancer patients. The endoscopy nurses and technicians are often the first medical providers whom gastrointestinal cancer patients come into contact with when a diagnosis of cancer is made. Understanding the role of endoscopy in cancer care, and coordinating with other medical professionals involved, will improve the ...

Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare disorder that results from blood clots that completely or partially block the hepatic veins of the liver. The hepatic vein is the major vein that carries the blood from the liver. The liver, the largest internal organ in the human body, is responsible for many vital physiologic processes. Blood flow through the liver nourishes the ...

Malabsorption syndrome is an alteration in the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients adequately into the bloodstream. Malabsorption may be due to an abnormality of the gut wall, failure to produce enzymes or bile to aid digestion, or there may be abnormalities of the flora of the gut. Malabsorption may occur for many nutrients or for specific carbohydrates, fats ...

List of disorders: *Achalasia *Barrett's Syndrome *Biliary dyskinesia *Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) *Colonic inertia *Constipation *Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) *Diarrhea *Diffuse esophageal spasm (DES) *Dumping syndrome *Dyspepsia *Dysphagia *Encopresis *Fecal incontinence *Functional bowel outlet obstruction *Functional fecal retention *Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) *Gastroparesis *Gastropathy *Hirschprung's Disease (HD) *Hypercontractile motility *Hypermotility *Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter *Hypomotility *Intestinal obstruction *Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) *Ischemia *Megacolon *Pancreatitis *Pelvic floor dysfunction *Short bowel syndrome *Small bowel bacterial overgrowth *Small bowel intestinal motility disorder *Superior mesenteric artery syndrome *Volvulus “Motility disorders” is a broad term that can be ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding may occur anywhere throughout the length of the digestive tract — from the mouth to the anus. With a large number of potential causes and levels of severity, gastroenterologists and nurses must be prepared to contend with many different bleeding scenarios. “The spectrum of GI bleeding is broad and diverse,” says Don Rockey, MD, chief of the ...