Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Why can Crohn's cause vitamin B12 deficiency? _____

Cancer more commonly occurs in the _____

Hint: small/large bowel

_____ colorectal cancer is managed with a left hemicolectomy

Hint: location

_____ colorectal cancer is managed with a anterior resection

Hint: location

If a patient does not meet the 2-week-wait criteria for colorectal carcinoma, then they can be investigated with _____

Oesophageal cancer most commonly presents with _____, odynophagia, & weight loss/malnutrition

Colorectal carcinoma should be staged using a _____

Hint: investigation

_____ haemorrhoids = originate below the dentate line (prone to thrombosis & may be painful) Internal haemorrhoids = originate above the dentate line (generally painless)

Colorectal cancer most commonly metastasises to the _____

Colorectal cancers initially start as benign _____