[Effects of alcohol on the upper gastrointestinal tract and the pancreas--an up-to-date overview].

doi:10.1055/s-2005-858257

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[Effects of alcohol on the upper gastrointestinal tract and the pancreas--an up-to-date overview].

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - 1 Aug 2005

Siegmund S V, Singer M V

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The oesophagus, stomach and pancreas are primary target organs for ethanol-related diseases. In the oesophagus and stomach, ethanol induces motility disorders and mucosal lesions that are dose-dependent and reversible under acute conditions. Chronic consumption of alcohol causes a significant increase in the risk for squamous carcinoma of the oesophagus. All of these effects are mainly caused by direct contact of...

Topics

Acute Disease
Alcoholism
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Esophageal Neoplasms
Esophagus
Ethanol
Gastric Acid
Gastritis
Gastrointestinal Motility
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Pancreas
Pancreatitis, Alcoholic
Risk Factors
Stomach
Time Factors

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PMID: 16088770
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858257

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