| Literature DB >> 7974109 |
S M Graham1, F Lin, J L Flowers.
Abstract
A patient with a previous vagotomy and pyloroplasty was evaluated for symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. Endoscopy revealed a thick, fibrous bridge that created a dual-channel pylorus. Symptomatic improvement was not achieved with balloon dilatation. Surgery was avoided by dividing the tissue bridge endoscopically with a sphincterotome. Since reestablishing a normal pyloric aperture, the patient's symptoms have been alleviated. This is the first description of this minimally invasive technique in the management of a symptomatic double-channel pylorus.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7974109 DOI: 10.1007/BF00593443
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Endosc ISSN: 0930-2794 Impact factor: 4.584