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- Corneal ectatic disorders (redirect from Corneal ectasia)Corneal ectatic disorders or corneal ectasia are a group of uncommon, noninflammatory, eye disorders characterised by bilateral thinning of the central...4 KB (410 words) - 22:58, 19 September 2022
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding or iron deficiency anemia. The condition is associated...23 KB (2,268 words) - 16:29, 29 July 2024- Post-LASIK ectasia is a condition similar to keratoconus where the cornea starts to bulge forwards at a variable time after LASIK, PRK, or SMILE corneal...6 KB (707 words) - 20:09, 2 April 2024
Radiation proctitis (redirect from Radiation associated vascular ectasia)by the macroscopic appearances on endoscopy characterized by vascular ectasias. Mucosal biopsy may aid in ruling out alternate causes of proctitis, but...12 KB (1,177 words) - 12:50, 7 September 2023
Duct ectasia of the breast, mammary duct ectasia or plasma cell mastitis is a condition that occurs when a milk duct beneath the nipple widens, the duct...8 KB (830 words) - 04:35, 16 June 2024
Annuloaortic ectasia is characterized by pure aortic valve regurgitation and aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta. Men are more likely than women...10 KB (821 words) - 03:05, 29 December 2023- Nonpuerperal mastitis (redirect from Duct ectasia syndrome)breastfeeding. It is sometimes equated with duct ectasia, but other forms can be described. Duct ectasia in the literal sense (literally: duct widening)...7 KB (780 words) - 14:28, 3 December 2023
- Ectasia (/ɛkˈteɪʒə/), also called ectasis (/ˈɛktəsɪs/), is dilation or distention of a tubular structure, either normal or pathophysiologic but usually...3 KB (301 words) - 02:00, 31 January 2024
Dural ectasia is widening or ballooning of the dural sac surrounding the spinal cord. This usually occurs in the lumbosacral region, as this is where...14 KB (1,401 words) - 00:34, 3 January 2024
Rete tubular ectasia, also known as cystic transformation of rete testis is a benign condition, usually found in older men, involving numerous small,...3 KB (321 words) - 13:28, 2 July 2024- Acral arteriolar ectasia is characterized by purple serpiginous ectatic arterioles on the back of the fingers, presenting in the fifth decade of life...2 KB (78 words) - 04:11, 24 May 2024
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (redirect from Aortic ectasia)Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized enlargement of the abdominal aorta such that the diameter is greater than 3 cm or more than 50% larger than...78 KB (8,772 words) - 18:08, 19 July 2024
Coronary artery ectasia is a rare disease that occurs in only 0.3-4.9% of people in North America. Coronary artery ectasia is characterized by the enlargement...9 KB (1,170 words) - 19:40, 20 March 2023- Jugular vein ectasia is a venous anomaly that commonly presents itself as a unilateral neck swelling in children and adults. It is rare to have bilateral...1 KB (68 words) - 14:03, 26 October 2021
- /ɛkˈteɪzjə/ ectasia (countable and uncountable, plural ectasias) (medicine) Synonym of ectasis angioectasia dolichoectasia gastrectasia keratectasia “ectasia”,