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The lecture reviews four important small-intestinal conditions. Celiac disease is an autoimmune response to gluten that damages intestinal villi and can cause malabsorption, anemia, diarrhea, or few symptoms. Diagnosis is most reliable while eating gluten, using blood antibody tests followed by duodenal biopsies; treatment is lifelong gluten avoidance, often with dietitian support.<br /><br />Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding commonly originates in the small bowel. After repeat upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy can locate lesions; deep enteroscopy may then treat bleeding vessels, biopsy tumors, or mark sites for surgery. Radiology, iron, transfusions, and surgery are options when endoscopic treatment fails.<br /><br />Small-bowel obstruction often results from postsurgical adhesions, hernias, tumors, or strictures. X-rays and CT help identify obstruction; treatment includes bowel decompression and fluids, with surgery when needed.<br /><br />Mesenteric ischemia results from inadequate blood flow. Acute ischemia is a life-threatening emergency that may require bowel resection; chronic disease often causes post-meal pain and may be treated with vessel stenting or surgery.

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Kunjali Padhya

Keywords

celiac disease

small-bowel obstruction

mesenteric ischemia

obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

capsule endoscopy