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Please add profiles for those who had intestinal obstruction or it contributed to their cause of death.== Intestinal obstruction is a blockage that keeps food or liquid from passing through your small intestine or large intestine (colon). Causes of intestinal obstruction may include fibrous bands of tissue (adhesions) in the abdomen that form after surgery, an inflamed intestine (Crohn's diseas...
Portal hypertension is an increase in the pressure within the portal vein, which carries blood from the digestive organs (stomach, intestine, spleen, & pancreas) to the liver. The increase in pressure is caused by a blockage in the blood flow through the liver. Increased pressure in the portal vein causes large veins (varices) to develop across the esophagus and stomach to get around the block...
People who died of Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma)== Cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer is a form of cancer that is composed of mutated epithelial cells (or cells showing characteristics of epithelial differentiation) that originate in the bile ducts which drain bile from the liver into the small intestine. Other biliary tract cancers include gallbladder cancer and cancer of the ampul...
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It happens when digestive enzymes start digesting the pancreas itself. * Pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. * Mild cases may go away without treatment, but severe case can lead to life-threatening complications.The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the first part of the small intestine. The pancreas produces enzymes that h...
Please add the profiles of those who have survived Appendicitis or a Ruptured Appendix.== ===If they died of Appendicitis or a Ruptured Appendix, please add them to the People who died from Appendicitis project.=== Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a 3 1/2-inch-long tube of tissue that extends from the large intestine. It is a medical emergency that almost always requires prompt ...