Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board ReviewSecond Edition

Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board ReviewSecond Edition

Editor

Stephen C. Hauser, M.D.Co-Editors

Darrell S. Pardi, M.D. John J. Poterucha, M.D.MAYO CLINIC SCIENTIFIC PRESS TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP

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DEDICATION

To the many persons who have taught, encouraged, and inspired us.

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PREFACE

The specialty of gastroenterology and hepatology encompasses a vast anatomical assortment oforgans with diverse structure and function, potentially afflicted by a multiplicity of disease processes. To assist physicians in training preparing for the gastroenterology board examination as well as a growing number of gastroenterologists awaiting recertification, we designed the Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review course and produced the second edition of this book. The book is not intended to replace the many more encyclopedic textbooks of gastroenterology, hepatology, pathology, endoscopy, nutrition, and radiology now available, nor is it intended to serve as an update to physicians looking for the newest advances in the science and art of gastroenterology and hepatology. Instead, this book provides a core of essential knowledge in gastroenterology, hepatology, and integral related areas of pathology, endoscopy, nutrition, and radiology. Clinical knowledge related to diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patient management is emphasized. Case-based presentations and multiple board-examinationtype, single-bestanswer questions with annotated answers are featured. As such, this text also is intended to be used by medical students and residents for their clerkships on internal medicine and gastroenterology rotations and by gastroenterology fellows in training. Physicians in practice should find this book to be a practical review to consolidate their knowledge in gastroenterology and hepatology. The book is organized along subspecialty topics, including esophageal disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, small-bowel disease and nutrition, miscellaneous disorders, colonic disorders, liver disease, and pancreaticobiliary disease. Many color and black-and-white figures are included in the text. Each subspecialty section concludes with questions and answers (materials in the questions and answers are not included in the index). The faculty responsible for this book are all Mayo Clinic gastroenterologists and hepatologists who spend the majority of their time caring for patients and have a commitment to teaching medical students, house officers, fellows, nurses, and physicians. The facultys particular interests in subspecialty areas of clinical gastroenterology and hepatology provide broad expertise to the books content. We thank the staffs of the Section of Scientific Publications, Media Support Services, and Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education at Mayo Clinic for their contributions. The support of the publisher, Taylor & Francis Group, also is greatly appreciated. We give special thanks to our secretaries and to Keith Lindor, M.D., for his ongoing enthusiasm and support for our faculty and teaching mission.

Stephen C. Hauser, M.D.

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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Jeffrey A. Alexander, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Todd H. Baron, Sr., M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Adil E. Bharucha, M.B.B.S., M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Lisa A. Boardman, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota David J. Brandhagen, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Michael Camilleri, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Atherton and Winifred W. Bean Professor, and Professor of Medicine and of Physiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Suresh T. Chari, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Michael R. Charlton, M.B.B.S. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Albert J. Czaja, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota ix

Gregory J. Gores, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine and of Physiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota John B. Gross, Jr., M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Gavin C. Harewood, M.D. Senior Associate Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Stephen C. Hauser, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota J. Eileen Hay, M.B.,Ch.B. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Patrick S. Kamath, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Darlene G. Kelly, M.D., Ph.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Mark V. Larson, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Paul J. Limburg, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota

Keith D. Lindor, M.D. Chair, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota G. Richard Locke III, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Edward V. Loftus, Jr., M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Thomas F. Mangan, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Joseph A. Murray, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Darrell S. Pardi, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Randall K. Pearson, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Bret T. Petersen, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota John J. Poterucha, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota

Yvonne Romero, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota William J. Sandborn, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota John A. Schaffner, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Vijay H. Shah, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Nicholas J. Talley, M.D., Ph.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota William J. Tremaine, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Santhi S. Vege, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Thomas R. Viggiano, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota Kenneth K. Wang, M.D. Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic; Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, Minnesota

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Study Design and Statistics for the Boards Gavin C. Harewood, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Esophagus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Joseph A. Murray, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3. Barretts Esophagus Yvonne Romero, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 4. Esophageal Cancer Kenneth K. Wang, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 5. Normal and Abnormal Esophageal Motility Nicholas J. Talley, M.D., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Stomach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476. Peptic Ulcer Disease Thomas F. Mangan, M.D. . . . . . . . . . 7. Gastritis Thomas F. Mangan, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Gastric Neoplasms Mark V. Larson, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders Michael Camilleri, M.D. Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 . 57 . 67 . 75 . 85

Small Bowel and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9310. Malabsorption John A. Schaffner, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 11. Small-Bowel Disease and Bacterial Overgrowth John A. Schaffner, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 12. Vitamins and Minerals Stephen C. Hauser, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 13. Nutrition Disorders and Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Darlene G. Kelly, M.D., Ph.D. . . . . . . . .111 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Miscellaneous Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12114. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Stephen C. Hauser, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 15. Gastrointestinal Infections and Diverticulitis Darrell S. Pardi, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 16. Gastrointestinal Endocrine Tumors Thomas R. Viggiano, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 17. Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding Jeffrey A. Alexander, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 18. Vascular Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract Stephen C. Hauser, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 19. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Disease Stephen C. Hauser, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

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Colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18320. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical Aspects William J. Tremaine, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 21. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Therapy William J. Sandborn, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 22. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Extraintestinal Manifestations and Cancer Edward V. Loftus, Jr., M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 23. Microscopic Colitis and Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease Darrell S. Pardi, M.D. . . . . . . . . . 211 24. Colorectal Neoplasms Lisa A. Boardman, M.D.; Paul J. Limburg, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 25. Irritable Bowel Syndrome G. Richard Locke III, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 26. Constipation and Disorders of Pelvic Floor Function Adil E. Bharucha, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Liver I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26127. Approach to the Patient With Abnormal Liver Tests and Fulminant Liver Failure John J. Poterucha, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 28. Chronic Viral Hepatitis John J. Poterucha, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 29. Liver Mass Lesions Gregory J. Gores, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 30. Alcoholic Liver Disease Vijay H. Shah, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 31. Vascular Diseases of the Liver Patrick S. Kamath, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 32. Portal Hypertension-Related Bleeding Patrick S. Kamath, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 33. Ascites, Hepatorenal Syndrome, and Encephalopathy Patrick S. Kamath, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Liver II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31934. Metabolic Liver Disease David J. Brandhagen, M.D.; John B. Gross, Jr., M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 35. Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, and Drug-Induced Cholestasis Keith D. Lindor, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 36. Autoimmune Hepatitis Albert J. Czaja, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 37. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Albert J. Czaja, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 38. Liver Disease and Pregnancy J. Eileen Hay, M.B.,Ch.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 39. Liver Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection J. Eileen Hay, M.B.,Ch.B. . . . . . 367 40. Liver Transplantation Michael R. Charlton, M.B.B.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Pancreas and Biliary Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40341. Acute Pancreatitis Todd H. Baron, Sr., M.D.; Santhi S. Vege, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 42. Chronic Pancreatitis Suresh T. Chari, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 43. Pancreatic Neoplasms Randall K. Pearson, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 44. Gallstones Bret T. Petersen, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447xii

CHAPTER 1

Study Design and Statistics for the BoardsGavin C. Harewood, M.D.

TYPES OF STUDY DESIGNMost clinical studies fall into one of two categories: case-control study or cohort study.

Case-Control StudyTwo groups of patients are identified, one with the disease being studied (cases) and one without the disease (controls) (Fig. 1). Both groups are analyzed to determine whether they have a specific risk factor or exposure. For example, patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (cases) and patients without GERD (controls) could be analyzed to determine whether they are cigarette smokers (exposure). The findings would allow comparison of the proportion of smokers among patients with GERD and those without GERD. Case-control studies are generally retrospective.

Placebo-control: untreated patients receive a nonactive treatment (placebo) indistinguishable from the active treatment Randomization: each patient has an equal likelihood of receiving active treatment or placebo Double blinding: neither patient nor investigator is aware of whether active treatment or placebo is given to each study subject Concealed allocation: investigator enrolling patients is unaware of treatment arm (active treatment vs. placebo) to which each recruited subject is assigned

BASIC STATISTICS The 22 TableThe 22 table is the fundamental building block used to solve many statistical questions in the board examination. It requires allocation of patients in one of four boxes (Fig. 2). By convention,

Cohort StudyTwo groups of patients are identified, one with exposure (cases) and one without exposure (controls) (Fig. 1). Both groups are followed prospectively to determine whether a specific disease develops. For example, patients with asbestos exposure (cases) and those without asbestos exposure (controls) could be followed prospectively to determine whether pancreatic cancer develops (outcome). The findings would allow comparison of the proportion of those exposed to asbestos and those not exposed in whom pancreatic cancer develops. Cohort studies are prospective. In treatment cohort studies (i.e., clinical trials comparing disease outcomes in patients receiving a new medication [cases] vs. untreated patients [controls]), desirable features of the study design include the following:

Time zero

? exposure

With disease (case) Without disease (control)

Casecontrol study

Cohort study

With exposure Without exposure

? disease

Fig. 1. Comparison of case-control study and cohort study.

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Study Design and Statistics for the BoardsPPV = 40/(40+95) = 29.6% NPV = 855/(10+855) = 98.8%

the two columns are used to designate patients with and without disease, and the two rows represent patients with positive and negative test results. This table allows all patients to be assigned as 1) true positive (TP), positive test result in the setting of disease; 2) true negative (TN), negative test result in the absence of disease; 3) false positive (FP), positive test result in the absence of disease; or 4) false negative (FN), negative test result in the setting of disease.

Question 2If the new test for colon cancer is now applied to a higher-risk population with a 50% risk of colon cancer, how do the PPV and NPV change? Again, a 22 table is constructed. However, in this case the prevalence of colon cancer has increased to 50%; that is, in our population of 1,000 people, 500 have colon cancer and 500 are cancer-free (Fig. 4). Steps 1 through 4 are applied again, yielding the following: PPV = 400/(400 + 50) = 88.9% NPV = 450/(100 + 450) = 81.8% As prevalence of disease changes, sensitivity and specificity remain constant. However, PPV and NPV change. As prevalence increases, PPV increases and NPV decreases; as prevalence decreases, PPV decreases and NPV increases.

Definitions to RememberSome epidemiology and statistical definitions that may be helpful for the board examination are the following: Incidence: proportion of a population initially free of disease in whom disease subsequently develops over time Prevalence: proportion of a population with disease at a single point in time Sensitivity: proportion of patients with disease who have a positive test result, true positive/(true positive + false negative) Specificity: proportion of patients without disease who have a negative test result, true negative/(true negative + false positive) Positive predictive value (PPV): proportion of patients with a positive test result who have disease, true positive/ (true positive + false positive) Negative predictive value (NPV): proportion of patients with a negative test result without disease, true negative/ (true negative + false negative)

Other Statistical TermsType I (alpha) error: a difference between treatment and placebo is erroneously reported when no difference actually exists. For most studies, the alpha level is set a priori at 0.05; that is, for a difference to be statistically significant, a 1 in 20 chance, no more, exists that this difference occurred by chance alone (P