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The Pyloric Septum: Acquired or Congenital?
Author(s) -
Reis L.,
Fisher J. H.,
Baker M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1977.tb03692.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , pathogenesis , gastrointestinal tract , peptic ulcer , disease , stomach , anatomy , gastroenterology , pathology
Summary: The pyloric septum: acquired or congenital? Pyloric septa are occasionally found on radiographic or endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Their frequent association with peptic ulcer disease has supported an acquired etiology. The exact pathogenesis of this unusual anomaly, however, remains unclear and its natural history is unknown.