Gastrointestinal congestion

Introduction Gastrointestinal congestion is more common in right heart failure caused by various cardiovascular diseases, and portal hypertension caused by various causes. Caused by cardiovascular disease, often have symptoms such as palpitation and shortness of breath. Hair examination, jugular vein engorgement, hepatosplenomegaly, and surrounding tissue edema can be found during physical examination. Heart enlargement and heart murmur can be found. Caused by portal hypertension, a history of chronic liver disease, abnormal liver function, can be found in the performance of portal hypertension often have symptoms such as palpitation and shortness of breath. Hair examination, jugular vein engorgement, hepatosplenomegaly, and surrounding tissue edema can be found during physical examination. Heart enlargement and heart murmur can be found, and gastrointestinal venous blood cannot smoothly pass through the portal vein human liver, thereby causing congestion in the gastrointestinal tract.

Cause

Causes of gastrointestinal congestion:

Can be seen in a variety of reasons leading to portal hypertension, caused by portal hypertension, a history of chronic liver disease, abnormal liver function, can be found in the performance of portal hypertension often have symptoms such as palpitation and shortness of breath. Hair examination, jugular vein engorgement, hepatosplenomegaly, and surrounding tissue edema can be found during physical examination. Heart enlargement and heart murmur can be found; gastrointestinal venous blood cannot pass through the portal vein human liver, causing congestion in the gastrointestinal tract.

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Related inspection

Small bowel radiography, general radiography, fiberoptic examination, gastrointestinal CT, oral small intestine angiography

Clinically, there are often symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, often accompanied by hepatosplenomegaly.

Diagnostic points: 1. Caused by cardiovascular disease, often have symptoms such as palpitation and shortness of breath. Hair examination, jugular vein engorgement, hepatosplenomegaly, and surrounding tissue edema can be found during physical examination. Heart enlargement and heart murmur can be found; 2. Caused by portal hypertension, chronic history of chronic liver disease, abnormal liver function, can be found in portal hypertension; 3. Echocardiography, abdominal ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound have important identification Diagnostic significance.

Differential diagnosis

It should be differentiated from gastrointestinal bleeding: many lesions in the digestive tract can bleed, but most can be explained by a few disease diagnoses. The difference between upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding depends on its proximal or distal end of the Treitz ligament.

Clinically, there are often symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, often accompanied by hepatosplenomegaly.

Diagnostic points: 1. Caused by cardiovascular disease, often have symptoms such as palpitation and shortness of breath. Hair examination, jugular vein engorgement, hepatosplenomegaly, and surrounding tissue edema can be found during physical examination. Heart enlargement and heart murmur can be found; 2. Caused by portal hypertension, chronic history of chronic liver disease, abnormal liver function, can be found in portal hypertension; 3. Echocardiography, abdominal ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound have important identification Diagnostic significance.

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