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Upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease. 2002

Kim L Isaacs

Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB #7080, Room 3034B, Old Clinic Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080, USA. klisaacs@med.unc.edu

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is used to evaluate upper gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. This article discusses the procedure, which may allow for the diagnosis of Crohn's disease of the esophagus, stomach, and/or duodenum. Biopsies of normal gastric mucosa in patients with indeterminate colitis may be helpful in making a diagnosis of Crohn's colitis. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy may allow for therapeutic intervention in terms of bleeding and stricturing disease.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007413	Intestinal Mucosa	Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.	Intestinal Epithelium,Intestinal Glands,Epithelium, Intestinal,Gland, Intestinal,Glands, Intestinal,Intestinal Gland,Mucosa, Intestinal
D003424	Crohn Disease	A chronic transmural inflammation that may involve any part of the DIGESTIVE TRACT from MOUTH to ANUS, mostly found in the ILEUM, the CECUM, and the COLON. In Crohn disease, the inflammation, extending through the intestinal wall from the MUCOSA to the serosa, is characteristically asymmetric and segmental. Epithelioid GRANULOMAS may be seen in some patients.	Colitis, Granulomatous,Enteritis, Granulomatous,Enteritis, Regional,Ileitis, Regional,Ileitis, Terminal,Ileocolitis,Crohn's Disease,Crohn's Enteritis,Inflammatory Bowel Disease 1,Regional Enteritis,Crohns Disease,Granulomatous Colitis,Granulomatous Enteritis,Regional Ileitides,Regional Ileitis,Terminal Ileitis
D004378	Duodenal Diseases	Pathological conditions in the DUODENUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL).	Disease, Duodenal,Diseases, Duodenal,Duodenal Disease
D004935	Esophageal Diseases	Pathological processes in the ESOPHAGUS.	Disease, Esophageal,Diseases, Esophageal,Esophageal Disease
D004945	Esophagoscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the esophagus.	Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Esophagoscopic,Esophagoscopic Surgeries,Esophagoscopic Surgical Procedure,Esophagoscopies,Procedure, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Esophagoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Esophagoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Esophagoscopic
D005753	Gastric Mucosa	Lining of the STOMACH, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. The surface cells produce MUCUS that protects the stomach from attack by digestive acid and enzymes. When the epithelium invaginates into the LAMINA PROPRIA at various region of the stomach (CARDIA; GASTRIC FUNDUS; and PYLORUS), different tubular gastric glands are formed. These glands consist of cells that secrete mucus, enzymes, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, or hormones.	Cardiac Glands,Gastric Glands,Pyloric Glands,Cardiac Gland,Gastric Gland,Gastric Mucosas,Gland, Cardiac,Gland, Gastric,Gland, Pyloric,Glands, Cardiac,Glands, Gastric,Glands, Pyloric,Mucosa, Gastric,Mucosas, Gastric,Pyloric Gland
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013272	Stomach Diseases	Pathological processes involving the STOMACH.	Gastric Diseases,Disease, Gastric,Disease, Stomach,Diseases, Gastric,Diseases, Stomach,Gastric Disease,Stomach Disease
D016099	Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the gastrointestinal tract.	Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal,Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery,Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal, Surgical,Procedure, Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal, Surgical,Procedures, Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal,Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgeries,Endoscopies, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Endoscopies,Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,Gastrointestinal Surgeries, Endoscopic,Gastrointestinal Surgery, Endoscopic,Surgeries, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal,Surgery, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal