PYLORIC OBSTRUCTION IN PEPTIC ULCER
Authors: H P ROTH, D LIEBOWITZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 January 1954PYLORIC OBSTRUCTION IN PEPTIC ULCERHAROLD P. ROTH, M.D., DANIEL LIEBOWITZ, M.D.HAROLD P. ROTH, M.D., DANIEL LIEBOWITZ, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-1-11 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOne of the important complications of peptic ulcer is gastric retention. This is usually due to narrowing, which in some cases is in the duodenum instead of at the pylorus. In either case, however, it is generally referred to as pyloric obstruction. The narrowing may be caused by spasm and edema secondary to an active ulcer, scar tissue formed in the healing of an ulcer, or a combination of both of these factors. It is important to determine the major cause of this obstruction, for whereas an active ulcer with spasm and edema might respond to medical treatment, scar...Bibliography1. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 2, 1953.From the Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGastric Emptying in the Rat is Inhibited by the Duodenal Ulcerogens, Cysteamine and PropionitrileSarcoidosisResponse to Duodenal Acidification in ManSix-hour food and barium retention testJaundice Associated with Hepatic Sarcoidosis in a Child, Report of a CašeGastric retention associated with gastroduodenal diseaseThe Saline Load Test—A Bedside Evaluation of Gastric Retention 1 January 1954Volume 40, Issue 1Page: 11-25KeywordsDuodenumEdemaHospital medicinePeptic ulcersScarsUlcers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...