http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com Home of Informative Articles on Gastrointestinal Scopes. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The article talked about the cancer of the larynx and its symptoms. The larynx is part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea, containing the vocal chords. One of the main symptoms of having laryngeal cancer is hoarseness or rough or grating ... http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com/related-articles/laryngeal-cancer-symptoms/ The article contained discussions about the disease called bronchitis. The term is defined as an inflammation or soreness of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes or bronchi commonly triggered by infection but can also be caused by irritation from a gas or an irritant. ... http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com/related-articles/bronchitis/ GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMORS are rare malignancies in which cancer develops in hormone-producing cells that line the appendix, bronchus, esophagus, intestines, liver, ovary, pancreas, rectum, stomach, testes, and thymus. Malignant carcinoid may produce hormones like seratonin. CARCINOID TUMORS spread by direct invasion of underlying layers of tissue. In the early stages, ... http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com/gastroinstetinals-scope/gastrointestinal-carcinoid-syndrome/ GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING refers to any bleeding that starts in the gastrointestinal tract, which extends from the mouth to the large bowel. The degree of bleeding can range from nearly indiscernible to acute, massive, and life-threatening. Bleeding may come from any location along the gastrointestinal tract, but is frequently divided into ... http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com/gastroinstetinals-scope/gastrointestinal-bleeding/ GASTROINTESTINAL tract also called the alimentary canal or digestive tract, A large muscular tube that extends from the mouth to the anus. Where the movement of muscles and release of hormones and enzymes digest food or pertaining to, or affecting the stomach and intestines.Your digestive or gastrointestinal tract includes the ... http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com/gastroinstetinals-scope/gastrointestinal-functions-and-motility-disorders/ ENDOSCOPE is a long slender medical instrument used for exploratory, diagnostic and surgical purposes, used for examining interior of a body cavity COLONOSCOPY is an endoscopic medical procedure that uses a long, flexible, lighted tubular instrument called a colonoscope. Colonscope is a type of gastrointestinal scope to examine and view ... http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com/gastroinstetinals-scope/endoscopes/ GASTROINTESTINAL SURGICAL PATHOLOGY This course include of a practical review of selected subjects in diagnostic surgical and endoscopic pathology of the gastrointestinal tract for pathologists, pathology residents, gastroenterologists, and gastroenterology fellows preparing for boards. In addition to lectures on neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the course includes ... http://www.gastrointestinalscopes.com/gastroinstetinals-scope/gastrointestinal-scopes/