Syndromes Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
27 entries in the Syndromes Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract compendium.
Abdominal compartment syndromeLife-threatening rise in abdominal pressure causing organ failure.Carcinoid syndromeParaneoplastic syndrome from neuroendocrine tumors causing flushing and diarrhea.Chilaiditi syndromePainful complication of colonic interposition between diaphragm and liver.Cowden syndromeAn inherited multi-system disorder with hamartomas and increased cancer risk.Dumping syndromeRapid gastric emptying causing early or late postprandial symptoms.Gardner's syndromeA subtype of FAP with colonic polyps and extracolonic tumors.Gastric outlet obstructionBlockage at the pylorus causing vomiting of undigested food.Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerAutosomal dominant cancer syndrome from defective DNA mismatch repair.Heyde's syndromeGastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia linked to aortic stenosis.Johanson–Blizzard syndromeA rare congenital disorder with pancreatic insufficiency and developmental anomalies.Juvenile polyposis syndromeGenetic condition causing multiple hamartomatous polyps in the GI tract.Mismatch repair cancer syndromeBiallelic mismatch repair mutations cause gut and brain tumors.Mowat–Wilson syndromeA rare genetic disorder with distinctive facial features and intellectual disability.MUTYH-associated polyposisAn autosomal recessive polyposis syndrome with elevated colorectal cancer risk.O'Donnell-Luria–Rodan syndromeA rare genetic disorder with neurodevelopmental and seizure symptoms.Ogilvie syndromeAcute colonic pseudo-obstruction without mechanical obstruction.Okamoto syndromeRare genetic syndrome with kidney, heart, and neurological defects.Peutz–Jeghers syndromeA hereditary polyposis syndrome with elevated cancer risk.Plummer–Vinson syndromeRare syndrome of dysphagia, anemia, and esophageal webs.Serrated polyposis syndromeA colon condition with serrated polyps and elevated colorectal cancer risk.SIBOExcess bacteria in the small intestine causing malabsorption and diverse symptoms.Small intestinal bacterial overgrowthExcessive bacteria in the small intestine causing malabsorption and symptoms.Strømme syndromeRare genetic syndrome with apple-peel intestinal atresia and eye defects.Superior mesenteric artery syndromeCompression of the duodenum between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery.Townes–Brocks syndromeA rare genetic disorder with ear, anorectal, kidney, and heart anomalies.Tricho-hepato-enteric syndromeA rare congenital disorder causing intractable diarrhea and liver disease.Zollinger–Ellison syndromeA syndrome of excess gastric acid from gastrin-secreting tumors.
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