tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57260427585034779732011-07-08T02:30:59.245-07:00A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane.Maddihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02947121999664691881noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5726042758503477973.post-71799803646210994052007-04-26T12:21:00.000-07:002009-07-28T18:36:44.741-07:00<p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Polyp (medicine)<br /></span></strong>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br /></p><p>Classification and external resources<br />For information on another disease, click on Digestive Diseases Library.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0hZytpgLx4/Sm-hkJUeXKI/AAAAAAAABU8/5TTa_k1HUeQ/s1600-h/Polyp001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363683323570707618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r0hZytpgLx4/Sm-hkJUeXKI/AAAAAAAABU8/5TTa_k1HUeQ/s400/Polyp001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Polyp of sigmoid colon as revealed by colonoscopy. Approximately 1 cm in diameter. The polyp was removed by </span><a class="mw-redirect" title="Cautery" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cautery"><span style="font-size:85%;">snare cautery</span></a><br /></p><p></p><p><a class="mw-redirect" title="ICD" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD">ICD</a>-<a class="mw-redirect" title="List of ICD-10 codes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-10_codes">10</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="ICD-10 Chapter K" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_K">K</a><a class="external text" title="http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gk55.htm+k635" href="http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gk55.htm+k635" rel="nofollow">63.5</a> &amp; various<br /><a title="MedlinePlus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MedlinePlus">MedlinePlus</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000266.htm" href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000266.htm" rel="nofollow">000266</a><br /><a title="EMedicine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMedicine">eMedicine</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic414.htm" href="http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic414.htm" rel="nofollow">med/414</a><br /><a title="Medical Subject Headings" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings">MeSH</a><br /><a class="external text" title="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?mode=" href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?mode=&amp;term=Polyp&amp;field=entry#TreeC23.300.825" rel="nofollow" term="Polyp&amp;field=">C23.300.825</a><br />A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a <a title="Mucous membrane" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucous_membrane">mucous membrane</a>. If it is attached to the surface by a narrow elongated <a title="Pedicle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedicle">stalk</a> it is said to be <a class="new" title="Peduncle (zoology) (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peduncle_(zoology)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">pedunculated</a>. If no stalk is present it is said to be sessile. Polyps are commonly found in the <a title="Colon (anatomy)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_(anatomy)">colon</a>, <a title="Stomach" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomach">stomach</a>, <a title="Nose" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose">nose</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Paranasal sinus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranasal_sinus">sinus(es)</a>, <a title="Urinary bladder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_bladder">urinary bladder</a> and <a title="Uterus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus">uterus</a>. They may also occur elsewhere in the body where mucous membranes exist like the <a title="Cervix" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervix">cervix</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-tcoyf-0">[1]</a> and <a title="Small intestine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine">small intestine</a>.<br />Contents[<a class="internal" id="togglelink" href="javascript:toggleToc()">hide</a>]<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Colorectal_polyp">1 Colorectal polyp</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Inherited_polyposis_syndromes">1.1 Inherited polyposis syndromes</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Non-inherited_polyposis_syndromes">1.2 Non-inherited polyposis syndromes</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Types_of_colon_polyps">1.3 Types of colon polyps</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Endometrial_polyp">2 Endometrial polyp</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Nasal_polyp">3 Nasal polyp</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Cervical_polyp">4 Cervical polyp</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#Footnotes">5 Footnotes</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#External_links">6 External links</a><br />//<br /><a id="Colorectal_polyp" name="Colorectal_polyp"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Colorectal polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1">edit</a>] Colorectal polyp<br />Main article: <a title="Colorectal polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_polyp">Colorectal polyp</a><br />Colon polyps are uncommonly associated with symptoms. Occasionally <a title="Lower gastrointestinal bleeding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_gastrointestinal_bleeding">rectal bleeding</a>, and on rare occasions <a title="Pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain">pain</a>, <a title="Diarrhea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea">diarrhea</a> or <a title="Constipation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constipation">constipation</a> may occur because of colon polyps. Colon polyps are a concern because of the potential for <a class="mw-redirect" title="Colon cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_cancer">colon cancer</a> being present microscopically and the risk of <a title="Benignity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benignity">benign</a> colon polyps transforming over time into <a title="Malignancy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignancy">malignant</a> ones. Since most polyps are <a title="Symptom" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symptom#types">asymptomatic</a>, they are usually discovered at the time of colon cancer screening with either <a title="Rectal examination" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectal_examination">digital rectal exam (DRE)</a>, <a title="Sigmoidoscopy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmoidoscopy">flexible sigmoidoscopy</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Barium enema" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium_enema">Barium enema</a>, <a title="Colonoscopy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonoscopy">colonoscopy</a> or <a title="Virtual colonoscopy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_colonoscopy">virtual colonoscopy</a>. The polyps are routinely removed at the time of colonoscopy either with a polypectomy <a class="new" title="Snare device (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snare_device&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">snare</a> (first description by P. Deyhle, Germany, 1970<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-1">[2]</a>) or with <a class="new" title="Biopsy forceps (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biopsy_forceps&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">biopsy forceps</a>. If an <a class="mw-redirect" title="Adenomatous" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenomatous">adenomatous</a> polyp is found with <a class="new" title="Flexible sigmoidoscopy (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flexible_sigmoidoscopy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">flexible sigmoidoscopy</a> or if a polyp is found with any other <a class="new" title="Diagnostic modality (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diagnostic_modality&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">diagnostic modality</a>, the patient must undergo colonoscopy for removal of the polyp(s). Even though colon cancer is usually not found in polyps smaller than 2.5 cm, all polyps found are removed since the removal of polyps reduces the future likelihood of developing colon cancer. When adenomatous polyps are removed, a repeat colonoscopy is usually performed in three to five years.<br />Most colon polyps can be categorized as <a class="new" title="Sporadic (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sporadic&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">sporadic</a>.<br /><a id="Inherited_polyposis_syndromes" name="Inherited_polyposis_syndromes"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Inherited polyposis syndromes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2">edit</a>] Inherited polyposis syndromes<br /><a title="Familial adenomatous polyposis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial_adenomatous_polyposis">Familial adenomatous polyposis</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Peutz-Jeghers syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peutz-Jeghers_syndrome">Peutz-Jeghers syndrome</a><br /><a title="Turcot syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turcot_syndrome">Turcot syndrome</a><br /><a title="Juvenile polyposis syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_polyposis_syndrome">Juvenile polyposis syndrome</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Cowden disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowden_disease">Cowden disease</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Bannayan-Zonana syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannayan-Zonana_syndrome">Bannayan-Zonana syndrome</a><br /><a id="Non-inherited_polyposis_syndromes" name="Non-inherited_polyposis_syndromes"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Non-inherited polyposis syndromes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3">edit</a>] Non-inherited polyposis syndromes<br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Cronkhite-Canada disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronkhite-Canada_disease">Cronkhite-Canada disease</a><br /><a id="Types_of_colon_polyps" name="Types_of_colon_polyps"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Types of colon polyps" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4">edit</a>] Types of colon polyps<br /><a class="new" title="Malignant polyp (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malignant_polyp&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Malignant</a><br /><a title="Adenoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenoma">Adenomatous</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Hamartomatous" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartomatous">Hamartomatous</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Hyperplastic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperplastic">Hyperplastic</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Inflammatory" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammatory">Inflammatory</a><br /><a id="Endometrial_polyp" name="Endometrial_polyp"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Endometrial polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5">edit</a>] Endometrial polyp<br />Main article: <a title="Endometrial polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrial_polyp">Endometrial polyp</a><br />An endometrial polyp or uterine polyp is a polyp or <a title="Lesion" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesion">lesion</a> in the lining of the uterus (<a title="Endometrium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrium">endometrium</a>) that takes up space within the uterine cavity. Commonly occurring, they are experienced by up to 10% of women.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-PGU-2">[3]</a> They may have a large flat base (<a title="Sessility (medicine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sessility_(medicine)">sessile</a>) or be attached to the uterus by an elongated <a title="Pedicle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedicle">pedicle</a> (<a title="Pedunculated" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedunculated">pedunculated</a>).<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-PGU-2">[3]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-Mayo-3">[4]</a> Pedunculated polyps are more common that sessile ones.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-SDS-4">[5]</a> They range in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-Mayo-3">[4]</a> If pedunculated, they can protrude through the <a title="Cervix" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervix">cervix</a> into the <a title="Vagina" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina">vagina</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-PGU-2">[3]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-Merck-5">[6]</a> Small blood vessels may be present in polyps, particularly large ones.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-PGU-2">[3]</a><br /><a id="Nasal_polyp" name="Nasal_polyp"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Nasal polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6">edit</a>] Nasal polyp<br />Main article: <a title="Nasal polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_polyp">Nasal polyp</a><br /><a id="Cervical_polyp" name="Cervical_polyp"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Cervical polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7">edit</a>] Cervical polyp<br />Main article: <a title="Cervical polyp" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_polyp">Cervical polyp</a><br />A cervical polyp is a common <a class="mw-redirect" title="Benign" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign">benign</a> polyp or <a title="Tumor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor">tumor</a> on the surface of the <a title="Canal of the cervix" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_of_the_cervix">cervical canal</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-PAP-6">[7]</a> They can cause irregular <a title="Menstruation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstruation">menstrual</a> bleeding or increased pain but often show no symptoms.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-PGU-2">[3]</a> Treatment consists of simple removal of the polyp and prognosis is generally good.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-Medline-7">[8]</a> About 1% of cervical polyps will show <a class="mw-redirect" title="Neoplastic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplastic">neoplastic</a> change which may lead to <a title="Cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer">cancer</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-8">[9]</a> They are most common in post-<a title="Menstruation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstruation">menstrual</a>, pre-<a title="Menopause" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menopause">menopausal</a> women who have given birth.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_note-ECB-9">[10]</a><br /><a id="Footnotes" name="Footnotes"></a><br />[<a title="Edit section: Footnotes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polyp_(medicine)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8">edit</a>] Footnotes<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_ref-tcoyf_0-0">^</a> Weschler, Toni (2002). 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Retrieved on 2007-10-21.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)#cite_ref-ECB_9-0">^</a> Bosze, Peter; David M. Luesley (2004). <a class="external text" title="http://books.google.com/books?id=" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=bg6FxsY1xTUC&amp;pg=PA66&amp;d" rel="nofollow" pg="PA66&amp;d">Eagc Course Book on Colposcopy</a>. 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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_XI:_Diseases_of_the_digestive_system">K20-K93</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="List of ICD-9 codes 520-579: Diseases of the digestive system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes_520-579:_Diseases_of_the_digestive_system#diseases_of_esophagus.2C_stomach.2C_and_duodenum_.28530-537.29">530-579</a>)<br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Upper alimentary tract" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_alimentary_tract#Upper_gastrointestinal_tract">Upper GI tract</a><br /><a title="Esophageal disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_disease">Esophagus</a><br /><a title="Esophagitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophagitis">Esophagitis</a> (<a title="Esophageal candidiasis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_candidiasis">Candidal</a>) · rupture (<a title="Boerhaave syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boerhaave_syndrome">Boerhaave syndrome</a>, <a title="Mallory-Weiss syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallory-Weiss_syndrome">Mallory-Weiss syndrome</a>) · <a title="Upper esophageal sphincter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_esophageal_sphincter">UES</a> (<a title="Zenker's diverticulum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenker%27s_diverticulum">Zenker's diverticulum</a>) · <a class="mw-redirect" title="Lower esophageal sphincter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_esophageal_sphincter">LES</a> (<a title="Barrett's esophagus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett%27s_esophagus">Barrett's esophagus</a>) · <a title="Esophageal motility disorder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_motility_disorder">Esophageal motility disorder</a> (<a title="Nutcracker esophagus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutcracker_esophagus">Nutcracker esophagus</a>, <a title="Achalasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achalasia">Achalasia</a>, <a title="Diffuse esophageal spasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuse_esophageal_spasm">Diffuse esophageal spasm</a>, <a title="Gastroesophageal reflux disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroesophageal_reflux_disease">GERD</a>) · <a title="Esophageal stricture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_stricture">Esophageal stricture</a> · <a title="Megaesophagus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaesophagus">Megaesophagus</a><br /><a title="Stomach disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomach_disease">Stomach</a><br /><a title="Gastritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastritis">Gastritis</a> (<a title="Atrophic gastritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophic_gastritis">Atrophic</a>, <a title="Ménétrier's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9n%C3%A9trier%27s_disease">Ménétrier's disease</a>, <a title="Gastroenteritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroenteritis">Gastroenteritis</a>) · <a title="Peptic ulcer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptic_ulcer">Peptic (gastric) ulcer</a> (<a title="Cushing ulcer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing_ulcer">Cushing ulcer</a>, <a title="Dieulafoy's lesion" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieulafoy%27s_lesion">Dieulafoy's lesion</a>) · <a title="Dyspepsia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyspepsia">Dyspepsia</a> · <a title="Pyloric stenosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyloric_stenosis">Pyloric stenosis</a> · <a title="Achlorhydria" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achlorhydria">Achlorhydria</a> · <a title="Gastroparesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroparesis">Gastroparesis</a> · <a title="Gastroptosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroptosis">Gastroptosis</a> · <a title="Portal hypertensive gastropathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_hypertensive_gastropathy">Portal hypertensive gastropathy</a> · <a title="Gastric antral vascular ectasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_antral_vascular_ectasia">Gastric antral vascular ectasia</a> · <a title="Gastric dumping syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_dumping_syndrome">Gastric dumping syndrome</a> · <a title="Gastric volvulus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_volvulus">Gastric volvulus</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Intestinal disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestinal_disease">Intestinal</a>/<a title="Enteropathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteropathy">enteropathy</a><br /><a title="Small intestine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestine">Small intestine</a>/(<a title="Duodenum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenum">duodenum</a>/<a title="Jejunum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jejunum">jejunum</a>/<a title="Ileum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileum">ileum</a>)<br /><a title="Enteritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteritis">Enteritis</a> (<a title="Duodenitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenitis">Duodenitis</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Jejunitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jejunitis">Jejunitis</a>, <a title="Ileitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileitis">Ileitis</a>) — <a title="Peptic ulcer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptic_ulcer">Peptic (duodenal) ulcer</a> (<a title="Curling's ulcer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling%27s_ulcer">Curling's ulcer</a>) — <a title="Malabsorption" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabsorption">Malabsorption</a>: <a title="Coeliac disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease">Coeliac</a> · <a title="Tropical sprue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_sprue">Tropical sprue</a> · <a title="Blind loop syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_loop_syndrome">Blind loop syndrome</a> · <a title="Whipple's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipple%27s_disease">Whipple's</a> · <a title="Short bowel syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_bowel_syndrome">Short bowel syndrome</a> · <a title="Steatorrhea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatorrhea">Steatorrhea</a> · <a class="mw-redirect" title="Milroy disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milroy_disease">Milroy disease</a><br /><a title="Large intestine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intestine">Large intestine</a>(<a title="Vermiform appendix" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendix">appendix</a>/<a title="Colon (anatomy)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_(anatomy)">colon</a>)<br /><a title="Appendicitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis">Appendicitis</a> · <a title="Colitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colitis">Colitis</a> (<a title="Pseudomembranous colitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomembranous_colitis">Pseudomembranous</a>, <a title="Ulcerative colitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulcerative_colitis">Ulcerative</a>, <a title="Ischemic colitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischemic_colitis">Ischemic</a>, <a title="Microscopic colitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopic_colitis">Microscopic</a>, <a title="Collagenous colitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collagenous_colitis">Collagenous</a>, <a title="Lymphocytic colitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphocytic_colitis">Lymphocytic</a>) · <a title="Functional colonic disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_colonic_disease">Functional colonic disease</a> (<a title="Irritable bowel syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome">IBS</a>, <a title="Intestinal pseudoobstruction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestinal_pseudoobstruction">Intestinal pseudoobstruction</a>/<a title="Ogilvie syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogilvie_syndrome">Ogilvie syndrome</a>) — <a title="Megacolon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacolon">Megacolon</a>/<a title="Toxic megacolon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_megacolon">Toxic megacolon</a> · <a title="Diverticulitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverticulitis">Diverticulitis</a>/<a title="Diverticulosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverticulosis">Diverticulosis</a><br />Large and/or small<br /><a title="Enterocolitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterocolitis">Enterocolitis</a> (<a title="Necrotizing enterocolitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_enterocolitis">Necrotizing</a>) · <a title="Inflammatory bowel disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammatory_bowel_disease">IBD</a> (<a title="Crohn's disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease">Crohn's disease</a>) — <a title="Vascular disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_disease">vascular</a>: <a title="Abdominal angina" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_angina">Abdominal angina</a> · <a title="Mesenteric ischemia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenteric_ischemia">Mesenteric ischemia</a> · <a title="Angiodysplasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiodysplasia">Angiodysplasia</a> — <a title="Bowel obstruction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowel_obstruction">Bowel obstruction</a>: <a title="Ileus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileus">Ileus</a> · <a title="Intussusception (medical disorder)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intussusception_(medical_disorder)">Intussusception</a> · <a title="Volvulus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvulus">Volvulus</a> · <a title="Fecal impaction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_impaction">Fecal impaction</a> — <a title="Constipation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constipation">Constipation</a> · <a title="Diarrhea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea">Diarrhea</a> (<a title="Infectious diarrhea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_diarrhea">Infectious</a>)<br /><a title="Rectum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectum">Rectum</a><br /><a title="Proctitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctitis">Proctitis</a> (<a title="Radiation proctitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_proctitis">Radiation proctitis</a>) · <a title="Proctalgia fugax" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proctalgia_fugax">Proctalgia fugax</a> · <a title="Rectal prolapse" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectal_prolapse">Rectal prolapse</a><br /><a title="Human anus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_anus">Anus</a><br /><a title="Anal fissure" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_fissure">Anal fissure</a>/<a title="Anal fistula" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_fistula">Anal fistula</a> · <a title="Anal abscess" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_abscess">Anal abscess</a> · <a title="Anal dysplasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_dysplasia">Anal dysplasia</a> · <a title="Pruritus ani" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruritus_ani">Pruritus ani</a><br /><a title="Accessory digestive gland" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_digestive_gland">Accessory</a><br /><a title="Liver disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_disease">Liver</a><br /><a title="Hepatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis">Hepatitis</a> (<a title="Viral hepatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_hepatitis">Viral hepatitis</a>, <a title="Autoimmune hepatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_hepatitis">Autoimmune hepatitis</a>, <a title="Alcoholic hepatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_hepatitis">Alcoholic hepatitis</a>) · <a title="Cirrhosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhosis">Cirrhosis</a> (<a title="Primary biliary cirrhosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_biliary_cirrhosis">PBC</a>) · <a title="Fatty liver" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_liver">Fatty liver</a> (<a title="Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-alcoholic_fatty_liver_disease">NASH</a>) · <a title="Vascular disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_disease">vascular</a> (<a title="Hepatic veno-occlusive disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_veno-occlusive_disease">Hepatic veno-occlusive disease</a>, <a title="Portal hypertension" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_hypertension">Portal hypertension</a>, <a title="Nutmeg liver" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg_liver">Nutmeg liver</a>) · <a title="Alcoholic liver disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_liver_disease">Alcoholic liver disease</a> · <a title="Liver failure" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_failure">Liver failure</a> (<a title="Hepatic encephalopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_encephalopathy">Hepatic encephalopathy</a>, <a title="Acute liver failure" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_liver_failure">Acute liver failure</a>) · <a title="Liver abscess" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_abscess">Liver abscess</a> (<a title="Pyogenic liver abscess" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyogenic_liver_abscess">Pyogenic</a>, <a title="Amoebic liver abscess" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoebic_liver_abscess">Amoebic</a>) · <a title="Hepatorenal syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatorenal_syndrome">Hepatorenal syndrome</a> · <a title="Peliosis hepatis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peliosis_hepatis">Peliosis hepatis</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Gallbladder disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallbladder_disease">Gallbladder</a><br /><a title="Cholecystitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystitis">Cholecystitis</a> · <a title="Gallstone" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallstone">Gallstones</a>/<a class="mw-redirect" title="Cholecystolithiasis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystolithiasis">Cholecystolithiasis</a> · <a title="Cholesterolosis of gallbladder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterolosis_of_gallbladder">Cholesterolosis</a> · <a title="Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokitansky-Aschoff_sinuses">Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses</a> · <a title="Postcholecystectomy syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcholecystectomy_syndrome">Postcholecystectomy syndrome</a><br /><a title="Bile duct" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_duct">Bile duct</a>/other <a class="mw-redirect" title="Biliary tree" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biliary_tree">biliary tree</a><br /><a title="Cholangitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholangitis">Cholangitis</a> (<a title="Primary sclerosing cholangitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_sclerosing_cholangitis">PSC</a>, <a title="Secondary sclerosing cholangitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_sclerosing_cholangitis">Secondary sclerosing cholangitis</a>, <a title="Ascending cholangitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascending_cholangitis">Ascending</a>) · <a title="Cholestasis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholestasis">Cholestasis</a>/<a title="Mirizzi's syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirizzi%27s_syndrome">Mirizzi's syndrome</a> · <a title="Biliary fistula" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biliary_fistula">Biliary fistula</a> · <a title="Haemobilia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemobilia">Haemobilia</a> · <a title="Gallstone" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallstone">Gallstones</a>/<a class="mw-redirect" title="Cholelithiasis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholelithiasis">Cholelithiasis</a><a title="Common bile duct" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_bile_duct">common bile duct</a> (<a title="Choledocholithiasis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choledocholithiasis">Choledocholithiasis</a>, <a title="Biliary dyskinesia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biliary_dyskinesia">Biliary dyskinesia</a>)<br /><a title="Pancreatic disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_disease">Pancreatic</a><br /><a title="Pancreatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatitis">Pancreatitis</a> (<a title="Acute pancreatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_pancreatitis">Acute</a>, <a title="Chronic pancreatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_pancreatitis">Chronic</a>, <a title="Hereditary pancreatitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_pancreatitis">Hereditary</a>) · <a title="Pancreatic pseudocyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_pseudocyst">Pancreatic pseudocyst</a> · <a title="Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocrine_pancreatic_insufficiency">Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency</a> · <a title="Pancreatic fistula" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_fistula">Pancreatic fistula</a><br /><a title="Hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernia">Hernia</a><br /><a title="Diaphragmatic hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphragmatic_hernia">Diaphragmatic</a>: <a title="Congenital diaphragmatic hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_diaphragmatic_hernia">Congenital diaphragmatic</a> · <a title="Hiatus hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatus_hernia">Hiatus</a> — <a class="mw-redirect" title="Abdominal hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_hernia">Abdominal hernia</a>: <a title="Inguinal hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inguinal_hernia">Inguinal</a> (<a title="Indirect inguinal hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_inguinal_hernia">Indirect</a>, <a title="Direct inguinal hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_inguinal_hernia">Direct</a>) · <a title="Umbilical hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilical_hernia">Umbilical</a> · <a title="Incisional hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incisional_hernia">Incisional</a> · <a title="Femoral hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femoral_hernia">Femoral</a> — <a title="Obturator hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obturator_hernia">Obturator hernia</a> · <a title="Spigelian hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spigelian_hernia">Spigelian hernia</a> · <a title="Internal hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_hernia">Internal hernia</a><br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Peritoneal disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritoneal_disease">Peritoneal</a><br /><a title="Peritonitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritonitis">Peritonitis</a> (<a title="Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_bacterial_peritonitis">Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis</a>) · <a title="Hemoperitoneum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoperitoneum">Hemoperitoneum</a> · <a title="Pneumoperitoneum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumoperitoneum">Pneumoperitoneum</a><br /><a title="Gastrointestinal bleeding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrointestinal_bleeding">GI bleeding</a>/<a title="Blood in stool" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_in_stool">BIS</a><br /><a title="Upper gastrointestinal bleeding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_gastrointestinal_bleeding">Upper</a> (<a title="Hematemesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematemesis">Hematemesis</a>, <a title="Melena" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melena">Melena</a>) · <a title="Lower gastrointestinal bleeding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_gastrointestinal_bleeding">Lower</a> (<a title="Hematochezia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematochezia">Hematochezia</a>)<br />See also: <a title="Template:Congenital malformations and deformations of digestive system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Congenital_malformations_and_deformations_of_digestive_system">congenital</a> and <a title="Template:Digestive system neoplasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Digestive_system_neoplasia">neoplasia</a><br />[<a id="collapseButton1" href="javascript:collapseTable(1);">show</a>]<br /><a title="Template:Tumors" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Tumors">v</a> • <a title="Template talk:Tumors" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Tumors">d</a> • <a class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Tumors&amp;action=edit" rel="nofollow" action="edit">e</a><a title="Pathology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathology">Pathology</a>: <a title="Tumor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor">Tumor</a>, <a title="Neoplasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplasm">Neoplasm</a>, <a title="Cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer">Cancer</a>, and <a title="Oncology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncology">Oncology</a> (<a class="mw-redirect" title="ICD-10 Chapter II: Neoplasms; Chapter III: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10_Chapter_II:_Neoplasms;_Chapter_III:_Diseases_of_the_blood_and_blood-forming_organs,_and_certain_disorders_involving_the_immune_mechanism">C00-D48</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="List of ICD-9 codes 140-239: Neoplasms" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ICD-9_codes_140-239:_Neoplasms">140-239</a>)<br /><a title="Benign tumor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign_tumor">Benign tumors</a><br /><a title="Hyperplasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperplasia">Hyperplasia</a> · <a title="Cyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyst">Cyst</a> · <a title="Pseudocyst" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocyst">Pseudocyst</a> · <a title="Hamartoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartoma">Hamartoma</a><br />Malignant progression<br /><a title="Dysplasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysplasia">Dysplasia</a> · <a title="Carcinoma in situ" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoma_in_situ">Carcinoma in situ</a> · <a title="Cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer">Cancer</a> · <a title="Metastasis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastasis">Metastasis</a><br />Topography<br /><a title="Oral cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_cancer">Oral</a> · <a title="Head and neck cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_and_neck_cancer">Head/Neck</a> · <a title="Nasopharyngeal carcinoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasopharyngeal_carcinoma">Nasopharyngeal</a> · <a title="Digestive system neoplasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_system_neoplasm">Digestive system</a> · <a title="Respiratory tract neoplasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_tract_neoplasm">Respiratory system</a> · <a title="Bone tumor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_tumor">Bone</a> · <a title="Skin cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_cancer">Skin</a> · <a title="Leukemia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia">Blood</a> · <a title="Urogenital neoplasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urogenital_neoplasm">Urogenital</a> · <a title="Nervous system neoplasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_system_neoplasm">Nervous system</a> · <a title="Endocrine gland neoplasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_gland_neoplasm">Endocrine system</a><br />Histology<br /><a title="Carcinoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoma">Carcinoma</a> · <a title="Sarcoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoma">Sarcoma</a> · <a title="Papilloma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilloma">Papilloma</a> · <a title="Adenoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenoma">Adenoma</a><br />Misc.<br /><a title="Tumor suppressor gene" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor_suppressor_gene">Tumor suppressor genes</a>/<a title="Oncogene" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncogene">oncogenes</a> · <a title="Cancer staging" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_staging">Staging</a>/<a title="Grading (tumors)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grading_(tumors)">grading</a> · <a title="Carcinogenesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogenesis">Carcinogenesis</a> · <a title="Carcinogen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen">Carcinogen</a> · <a title="Cancer research" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_research">Research</a> · <a title="Precancerous condition" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precancerous_condition">Precancerous condition</a> · <a title="Paraneoplastic syndrome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraneoplastic_syndrome">Paraneoplastic syndrome</a> · <a title="List of oncology-related terms" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oncology-related_terms">List of oncology-related terms</a><br /><a class="image" title="Rod of asclepius.png" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rod_of_asclepius.png"></a><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>For informatin on another disease, click on </strong><a href="http://digestive-diseases-library.blogspot.com/2007/04/digestive-diseases-library.html"><strong>Digestive Diseases Library</strong></a> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5726042758503477973-7179980364621099405?l=bits-of-wisdom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maddihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02947121999664691881noreply@blogger.com0