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A Case of Double Pylorus Presenting with Ulcer Bleeding

Jung Wha Chung, Ki Nam Shim, Kyung Joo Kwon, Sun Kyung Na, Hye Won Yun, Do Kyung Song, Suk Hyung Kang
The Ewha Medical Journal 2012;35(1):54-57. Published online: March 31, 2012

Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Ki Nam Shim, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 1071 Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul 158-710, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2650-2632, Fax: 82-2-2650-6190, skimkn@ewha.ac.kr
• Received: September 6, 2011   • Accepted: November 21, 2011

Copyright © 2012. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

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  • 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.
  • Keywords: Double pylorus; Gastric ulcer; Ulcer bleeding
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Fig. 1
Endoscopic finding of 2 years ago. Gastric ulcer is seen at the lesser curvature of antrum.
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Fig. 2
Endoscopic findings of double pylorus. (A) The huge active ulcer with whitish exudates is noted in pylorus. (B) An accessory channel into the duodenal bulb is confirmed by follow-up endoscopy.
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Table 1
The clinical features of the cases of double pylorus in the reported Korean literatures

*Ulcer bleeding, hypothyroidism, chronic bronchitis and diabetes.

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Table 2
The symptoms of the cases of double pylorus in the reported Korean literatures

*Nonspecific symptom: nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia.

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      Fig. 1 Endoscopic finding of 2 years ago. Gastric ulcer is seen at the lesser curvature of antrum.
      Fig. 2 Endoscopic findings of double pylorus. (A) The huge active ulcer with whitish exudates is noted in pylorus. (B) An accessory channel into the duodenal bulb is confirmed by follow-up endoscopy.

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      A Case of Double Pylorus Presenting with Ulcer Bleeding

      The clinical features of the cases of double pylorus in the reported Korean literatures

      *Ulcer bleeding, hypothyroidism, chronic bronchitis and diabetes.

      The symptoms of the cases of double pylorus in the reported Korean literatures

      *Nonspecific symptom: nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia.
      Table 1 The clinical features of the cases of double pylorus in the reported Korean literatures

      *Ulcer bleeding, hypothyroidism, chronic bronchitis and diabetes.

      Table 2 The symptoms of the cases of double pylorus in the reported Korean literatures

      *Nonspecific symptom: nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia.

      Table 1

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