Stomach disorders

Synonyms in a broader sense

ancient greek: Stomachos
Greek: Guest
Latin: Ventriculus
English: stomache

Figure stomach

1. Esophagus - Esophagus
2. Incision at the stomach entrance -
   Incisura cardialis
3. Stomach entrance -
   Ostium cardiacum
4. Gastric dome -
   Fundus gastricus
5. Stomach body -
   Corpus gastricum
6. Great curvature of the stomach -
   Curvatura major
7. Duodenum,
   horizontal part -
   Duodenum, pars horizontalis
8. Duodenum, upper part -
   Duodenum, pars superior
9. Stomach porter - Pylorus
10. Small curvature of the stomach -
    Curvatura minor
11. Stomach folds - Plicae gastricae

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Diseases of the stomach

gastritis

The stomach disease gastritis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the stomach lining. In the case of chronic gastritis, the types A, B, C are used to describe the causes:

• Type A:
  Autoimmune gastritis: In this stomach disease, antibodies are directed against the body's own stomach structures and destroy them. This disease is one of the rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis
• Type B:
  Bacterial gastritis: The bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes erosions on the stomach lining, which can develop into a stomach ulcer.
• Type C:
  Chemically caused gastritis type C: In this stomach disease, the cause is usually long-term pain medication with drugs such as aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen) and / or increased alcohol consumption.

Gastroduodenal ulcer disease / stomach ulcer

An ulcer is a benign gastric ulcer that extends very deep into the mucous membrane, at least into the Lamina muscularis mucosae. A dangerous complication of peptic ulcer disease occurs when the ulcer injures a larger vessel, causing life-threatening bleeding.
The typical place where a stomach ulcer occurs is the lesser curvature (Curvatura minor) of the antrum. The most common causes of an ulcer are pain medication such as aspirin, NSAIDs, Helicobacter pylori, and other stressors.
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Stomach cancer

In Germany, stomach cancer is the seventh most common malignant (malignant) Tumor. In fact, it is the second most common tumor in the world. This type of tumor often remains clinically silent into the later stages (asymptomatic) and therefore has a very poor prognosis, as early treatment is often missed. The most important risk factors for gastric cancer are the colonization of the gastric mucosa with the bacterium Helicobakter pylori and nirtosamines found in food.
This gastric disease occurs most frequently in the area of ​​the antrum, pylorus and lesser curvature, but it also occurs in 25% of cases at the entrance to the stomach (Cardia) in front.
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