PROLAPSED GASTRIC MUCOSA: A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF "GASTRIC" SYMPTOMS IN RIGHT HEART FAILURE
Authors: M MELAMED, A MELAMED
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Article1 August 1949PROLAPSED GASTRIC MUCOSA: A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF "GASTRIC" SYMPTOMS IN RIGHT HEART FAILUREMYRON MELAMED, M.D., ABRAHAM MELAMED, M.D.MYRON MELAMED, M.D., ABRAHAM MELAMED, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-2-245 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has been definitely established that prolapse of the gastric mucosa into the duodenum is capable of producing symptoms. The clinical signs and symptoms are usually not severe, unless complications develop, but they are of sufficient severity for such patients frequently to seek medical advice. The diagnosis of prolapsed gastric mucosa can only be established by roentgen means. Clinically the condition might be suspected when "atypical peptic ulcer" symptoms are present.Many theories have been advanced to explain the etiology of prolapsed gastric mucosa but one of the more logical explanations can be found during postmortem examinations of patients who...Bibliography1. APPLEBY LH: Prolapsing gastric mucosa, Jr. Internat. Coll. Surg., 1947, x, 135-141. Google Scholar2. BESTTAYLOR CN: Physiologic basis of medical practice, 1945, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. Google Scholar3. BOCKUS H: Gastro-enterology, 1945, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. BOLOGNACASTADONI AA: Gastropancreatic functions in cardiac patients, Arch. ital. mal. app. diger., 1938, vii, 215-254. Abstract in Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 212. Google Scholar5. CARLSON AJ: The secretion of the gastric juice in health and disease, Physiol. Rev., 1923, iii, 1. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ELIASONWRIGHT ELV: Roentgen-ray diagnosis of pedunculated growths and gastric mucosa prolapsing through the pylorus, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1926, xv, 295-322. Google Scholar7. ELIASONWRIGHT ELV: Benign tumors of the stomach, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1925, xli, 461-472. Google Scholar8. FLAXMAN N: Gastrointestinal manifestations of heart disease, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis., 1941, 8-10. Google Scholar9. FORSSELL G: Studies of the mechanism of movement of the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1923, x, 87-104. Google Scholar10. GOLDEN R: Antral gastritis and spasm, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 1497-1500. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. HARRISON T: Failure of the circulation, 1935, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. KOLETSKYBARNEBEE SJH: "Cardiac" or congestive cirrhosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1944, ccvii, 421-430. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. MEAKINS JC: Intestinal and hepatic disorders in congestive circulatory failure, Jr. Mich. State Med. Soc., 1940, xxxix, 474-480. Google Scholar14. MELAMED A: To be published. Google Scholar15. MOORE R: A textbook of pathology, 1944, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. Google Scholar16. NIEHAUS F: Interchangeable signs and symptoms between circulatory and digestive symptoms, Nebraska State Med. Jr., 1935, xx, 375-378. Google Scholar17. PORTIS S: Diseases of the digestive system, 1944, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar18. REES CE: Prolapse of the gastric mucosa through the pylorus; surgical treatment, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1937, lxiv, 689. Google Scholar19. REHFUSS M: Indigestion, its diagnosis and treatment, 1943, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. Google Scholar20. REISMAN D: Myocardial disease and its gastric masquerades, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1928, xci, 1521. CrossrefGoogle Scholar21. SCOTT W: Radiographic diagnosis of prolapsed gastric mucosa into the duodenum, Radiology, 1946, xlvi, 547-568. CrossrefGoogle Scholar22. WHITE PD: Differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal and cardiac disorders, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis., 1937, iv, 650. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 13, 1948.From the Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois and Department of Radiology, Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.†Formerly resident, Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; Resident, Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N. Y.‡Director, Department of Radiology, Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMiscellaneous gastric lesionsMagenDigestive SystemDer Verdauungstrakt und die großen DrüsenProlapse of Gastric Mucosa: Summary of 150 CasesThe Clinical Evaluation of Prolapse of the Gastric Mucosa into the DuodenumDie Krankheiten des MagensProlapse of the Gastric Mucosa Through the Pylorus: Physiological or Abnormal? 1 August 1949Volume 31, Issue 2Page: 245-259KeywordsAutopsyDiagnostic radiologyDuodenumEtiologyGastric mucosaHeart failurePeptic ulcersResidencySigns and symptoms ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...