Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that studies the digestive system and its disorders.

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Gastroenterology

small bowel enema

Medical; Gastroenterology

X rays of the small intestine taken as barium liquid passes through the organ.

defecography

Medical; Gastroenterology

An x-ray test of the anus and rectum that shows how the muscles work to move stool. The patient sits on a toilet placed next to the x-ray machine.

An operation that makes it possible for stool to leave the body through an opening made in the abdomen. An ostomy is necessary when part or all of the intestines are removed or blocked. Colostomy and ...

hepatology

Medical; Gastroenterology

The field of medicine focusing on the functions and disorders of the liver.

colic

Medical; Gastroenterology

Attacks of abdominal pain. Infant colic refers to extended crying of unknown cause in infants.

hyperbilirubinemia

Medical; Gastroenterology

The condition of having too much bilirubin in the blood, which occurs when the liver does not work normally or blood breaks down too quickly. Symptoms include jaundice.