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Digestive System Diseases

Medical Definition:	Diseases in any part of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or the accessory organs (LIVER; BILIARY TRACT; PANCREAS).
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; refers to all organs of digestive tract: do not confuse with GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES (diseases of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT); /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Previously Indexed:	Gastrointestinal Diseases (1966-1979)

Digestive System Diseases Categories.

	Biliary Tract Diseases - Diseases in any part of the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER.
	Digestive System Abnormalities - Congenital structural abnormalities of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
	Digestive System Fistula - An abnormal passage communicating between any components of the digestive system, or between any part of the digestive system and surrounding organ(s).
	Gastrointestinal Diseases - Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.
	Liver Diseases
	Pancreatic Diseases
	Peritoneal Diseases - Conditions or disorders affecting the PERITONEUM.

Digestive System Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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