Internal Medicine: Diseases of the Small Intestine and Colon

Internal Medicine · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Análisis exhaustivo de la patología del tubo digestivo medio y distal: síndromes de malabsorción, enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal y su terapéutica de vanguardia, cáncer colorrectal y sus vías moleculares, síndrome de intestino irritable, colitis infecciosa, enfermedad diverticular, isquemia intestinal y síndromes poliposicos hereditarios, con correlaciones clínicas de nivel experto.

What it covers

1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Small Intestine and Colon
2. · 1.1 Small Intestine
3. · 1.2 Colon
4. · 1.3 Gut Microbiome
5. Diagnostic Methods
6. Malabsorption Syndromes: Classification and Diagnosis
7. · 3.1 Pathophysiological Classification
8. · 3.2 Clinical Presentation of Global Malabsorption
9. Celiac Disease (CD)
10. · 4.1 Genetics and Pathogenesis
11. · 4.2 Clinical Manifestations
12. · 4.3 Diagnosis — Marsh-Oberhuber Classification
13. · 4.4 Refractory Celiac Disease (RC) and Enteropathy-Associated T-Lymphoma (EATL)
14. Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
15. · 5.1 Protective Mechanisms Against SIBO
16. · 5.2 Clinical Picture and Diagnosis
17. · 5.3 Treatment
18. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Overview
19. · 6.1 Shared Pathogenesis
20. · 6.2 Extraintestinal Manifestations (EIM) of IBD
21. Crohn's disease (CD)
22. · 7.1 Montreal Qualification (EC)
23. · 7.2 Endoscopic and Histological Findings
24. · 7.3 Complications of Crohn's Disease
25. Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
26. · 8.1 Montreal classification (CU)
27. · 8.2 Outbreak Severity — Truelove-Witts and Mayo Score Criteria
28. · 8.3 Toxic Megacolon — Surgical Emergency
29. · 8.4 Risk of Colorectal Cancer in UC
30. IBD Treatment: Treat-to-Target Strategy and Drugs
31. · 9.1 Treat-to-Target (T2T) Concept
32. · 9.2 Pharmacology
33. · 9.3 Surgery in IBD
34. Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
35. · 10.1 Molecular Pathways of Colorectal Carcinogenesis
36. · 10.2 TNM Staging 8th Ed. and Prognosis
37. · 10.3 Systemic Treatment of Metastatic CRC
38. · 10.4 CRC Screening
39. Hereditary CRC Predisposition Syndromes
40. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
41. · 12.1 Rome IV Criteria (2016)
42. · 12.2 Pathogenesis of IBS: The Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis
43. · 12.3 Treatment of IBS
44. Intestinal Ischemia
45. Diverticular Colon Disease
46. · 14.1 Acute Diverticulitis — Hinchey Classification
47. · 14.2 Recurrent Diverticulitis and Chronic Complications
48. · 14.3 Prevention and Treatment of Symptomatic Diverticulosis
49. Intestinal Infections of Clinical Relevance
50. · 15.1 Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI)
51. · 15.2 Other Relevant Intestinal Infections
52. Microscopic Colitis
53. · 16.1 Treatment