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Digestive System

What is Esophageal Varices?

Esophageal varices is a medical condition characterized by enlarged and abnormal veins which appears in the lower part of a person’s esophagus, the tube which connects the stomach and the throat. This is one of the common esophageal disorders experienced by people with severe liver disease and develops when the normal blood flow of an individual towards the liver slows down. This results to backed-up blood flow in the smaller blood vessels like that of the esophagus which leads to the swelling of your blood vessels.


Duodenitis is a highly discomforting condition that has a worldwide prevalence. Read and know all about this disorder along with its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Duodenitis Definition

It is a condition marked by inflammation in the duodenum, or the upper section of the small intestine that lies between the jejunum and the stomach. This inflammatory condition usually arises with other abdominal disorders, such as Gastritis, Dyspepsia or Hepatitis.


Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a complicated health condition that affects ingestion and even normal functioning of patients. Read and know what this condition is along with its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

What is Eosinophilic esophagitis?

It is a condition characterized by an inflammation and soreness of the esophagus, the tubular structure located between the mouth and stomach that helps in swallowing.


Pyloric Stenosis is a condition that affects many infants around the world every year. Read on to know all about this highly discomforting condition and its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Pyloric Stenosis Definition

It is an abnormal condition that leads to a contracting of the Pyrolus or the orifice into the small intestine from the stomach. The condition is also known as Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. This is because the condition is mainly seen to arise in infants.


Chronic Pancreatitis is a very acute condition of the stomach that annually affects many people around the world. Read and know all about this condition as well as its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.