A Case of Double Pylorus Presenting with Ulcer Bleeding.
10.12771/emj.2012.35.1.54
- Author:
Jung Wha CHUNG
1
;
Ki Nam SHIM
;
Kyung Joo KWON
;
Sun Kyung NA
;
Hye Won YUN
;
Do Kyung SONG
;
Suk Hyung KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. skimkn@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Double pylorus;
Gastric ulcer;
Ulcer bleeding
- MeSH:
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Male;
Melena;
Pylorus;
Stomach;
Stomach Ulcer;
Ulcer
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2012;35(1):54-57
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Double pylorus is one of the rare anomalies of gastrointestinal tract, which have an accessory canal connecting the distal stomach to the duodenal bulb. The majority of the cases is thought to be acquired lesions from ulcer disease except some congenital cases. We report a case of a 77 year-old male who was visited the hospital because of the melena and diagnosed double pylorus. The relevant literatures on subject were reviewed.
