Open AccessBowel diseases: controversial terminology problems and classification
Author(s) -
Y. S. Tsimmerman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vestnik kluba pankreatologov
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2077-5067
DOI - 10.33149/vkp.2018.04.08
Subject(s) - etiology , terminology , pathogenesis , enteritis , enteropathy , medicine , inflammatory bowel diseases , gastroenterology , pathology , intensive care medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , disease , linguistics , philosophy
The article discusses the terminology of chronic bowel diseases, advantages and disadvantages of the terms "enteritis", "colitis", "enteropathy", and "colopathy". It is emphasized that upon functional diseases of the intestine there are always morphological changes explaining bowel disorders. According to etiology, pathogenesis, localization of the process, presence of clinical syndromes, a detailed classification of diseases of the small and large intestines is presented. The pathogenesis of bowel diseases is discussed corresponding to the names of certain pathologies.