My watch list
my.bionity.com  
Login  

Duodenitis



Duodenitis
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 K29.8
ICD-9 535.6
MeSH D004382

Duodenitis is inflammation of the duodenum. It may persist acutely or chronically.

Contents

Causes

Known causes of duodenitis include:

Symptoms

Known symptoms of duodenitis include:

Diagnosis

Diagnosis is generally made by endoscopy and reviewing symptoms.

Treatment

Treatment is aimed at removing the irritant or infection. Helicobacter pylori infection is usually treated with antibiotics.

 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Duodenitis". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
Your browser is not current. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not support some functions on Chemie.DE