A pouch or sac developed from a tubular or saccular organ, such as the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.

A congenital abnormality characterized by the outpouching or sac formation in the ILEUM. It is a remnant of the embryonic YOLK SAC in which the VITELLINE DUCT failed to close.

Saccular protrusion beyond the wall of the ESOPHAGUS.

A pouch or sac opening from the COLON.

Saccular, outward protrusion of all or a portion of the wall of the STOMACH.

Pathological conditions in the DUODENUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL).

Inflammation of a DIVERTICULUM or diverticula.

Pathological development in the JEJUNUM region of the SMALL INTESTINE.

Opening or penetration through the wall of the INTESTINES.

Recesses of the kidney pelvis which divides into two wide, cup-shaped major renal calices, with each major calix subdivided into 7 to 14 minor calices. Urine empties into a minor calix from collecting tubules, then passes through the major calix, renal pelvis, and ureter to enter the urinary bladder. (From Moore, Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 3d ed, p211)

Pathological processes involving the URETHRA.

Inflammation of the COLONIC DIVERTICULA, generally with abscess formation and subsequent perforation.

Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.

Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.

Surgery of the smooth muscle sphincter of the hepatopancreatic ampulla to relieve blocked biliary or pancreatic ducts.

Tumors or cancer in the ILEUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL).

A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location.

A worm-like blind tube extension from the CECUM.

Pathological processes of the URINARY BLADDER.

A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.

Pathological processes in the SIGMOID COLON region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE).

A segment of the COLON between the RECTUM and the descending colon.

Pathological development in the ILEUM including the ILEOCECAL VALVE.

A technique of closing incisions and wounds, or of joining and connecting tissues, in which staples are used as sutures.

Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.

A pathological condition characterized by the presence of a number of COLONIC DIVERTICULA in the COLON. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, including colon aging, motor dysfunction, increases in intraluminal pressure, and lack of dietary fibers.

An abnormal concretion occurring mostly in the urinary and biliary tracts, usually composed of mineral salts. Also called stones.

Artery arising from the brachiocephalic trunk on the right side and from the arch of the aorta on the left side. It distributes to the neck, thoracic wall, spinal cord, brain, meninges, and upper limb.

Surgery performed on the digestive system or its parts.

An abnormal passage in the URINARY BLADDER or between the bladder and any surrounding organ.

Endoscopy of the small intestines accomplished while advancing the endoscope into the intestines from the stomach by alternating the inflation of two balloons, one on an innertube of the endoscope and the other on an overtube.

Incision into the side of the abdomen between the ribs and pelvis.

Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.

A form of intestinal obstruction caused by the PROLAPSE of a part of the intestine into the adjoining intestinal lumen. There are four types: colic, involving segments of the LARGE INTESTINE; enteric, involving only the SMALL INTESTINE; ileocecal, in which the ILEOCECAL VALVE prolapses into the CECUM, drawing the ILEUM along with it; and ileocolic, in which the ileum prolapses through the ileocecal valve into the COLON.

Stones in the URINARY BLADDER; also known as vesical calculi, bladder stones, or cystoliths.

A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used for the diagnosis of diseases in many tissues, particularly in the gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular and cerebral circulation, brain, thyroid, and joints.

Endoscopes for examining the interior of the esophagus.

Solid crystalline precipitates in the BILIARY TRACT, usually formed in the GALLBLADDER, resulting in the condition of CHOLELITHIASIS. Gallstones, derived from the BILE, consist mainly of calcium, cholesterol, or bilirubin.

Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.

A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of the COMMON BILE DUCT and the MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla.

A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy.