The pylorus (/paɪˈlɔːrəs/ or /pɪˈloʊrəs/) connects the stomach to the duodenum. The pylorus is considered as having two parts, the pyloric antrum (opening...
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy (redirect from Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy)
technique is that the pylorus, and thus normal gastric emptying, should in theory be preserved. There is conflicting data as to whether pylorus-preserving...
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Pyloric stenosis (redirect from Pylorus hypertrophy)
opening from the stomach to the first part of the small intestine (the pylorus). Symptoms include projectile vomiting without the presence of bile. This...
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is the main, central region of the stomach. The pylorus opens to the body of the stomach. The pylorus (from Greek 'gatekeeper') connects the stomach to...
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point between the right and left portions of the stomach, the body and the pylorus. An imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the lesser curvature of the stomach...
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Pylorus or Pyloros was a town of ancient Crete, south of Gortyna. Its site is located near modern Plora. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.12.20. Richard...
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the opening at the lower part of the stomach, also known as the pylorus. When the pylorus thickens, it becomes difficult for food to pass through. The surgery...
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first part, or superior part, of the duodenum is a continuation from the pylorus to the transpyloric plane. It is superior (above) to the rest of the segments...
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bladder are usually removed, the small intestine is brought up to the Pylorus (the valve at the bottom of the stomach) and the liver and pancreatic digestive...
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the pylorus through the abdominal wall. This can either be done laparoscopically or with an "open" procedure. In either case, the once the pylorus is accessed...
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a medical condition where there is an obstruction at the level of the pylorus, which is the outlet of the stomach. Individuals with gastric outlet obstruction...
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xiphisternum and the umbilicus. The plane in most cases cuts through the pylorus of the stomach, the tips of the ninth costal cartilages and the lower border...
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artery is a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pylorus of the stomach, duodenum, pancreas, and gallbladder. It arises from the...
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curvature is a branch of the posterior vagal trunk which supplies the pylorus. It is cut in selective vagotomy and preserved in highly selective vagotomy...
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sphincter, the pylorus, releases food to the intestine at intervals. Many fish have finger-shaped pouches, pyloric caeca, around the pylorus, of doubtful...
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symphysis pubis; Typically located at the lower border of L1; Cuts through the pylorus and the tips of the ninth costal cartilages; The subcostal plane Transverse...
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at this hole. As the pylorus is used to grind food and slowly release the food into the small intestine, removal of the pylorus can cause food to move...
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Stomach Intestinal Pylorus-Sparing (SIPS) surgery is a type of weight-loss surgery. It was developed in 2013 by two U.S. surgeons, Daniel Cottam from...
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tissues such as the breast. Gastric adenocarcinoma, especially at the pylorus, is the most common source. Krukenberg tumors are often (over 80%) found...
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superior part of) the duodenum just distal to the stomach; it begins at the pylorus and ends at the neck of the gallbladder. It is normally about 5 centimeters...
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I, more formally Billroth's operation I, is an operation in which the pylorus is removed and the distal stomach is anastomosed directly to the duodenum...
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a small blood vessel in the abdomen. It supplies blood directly to the pylorus (distal part of the stomach) and proximal part of the duodenum. It also...
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stage. The endoscope is quickly passed through the stomach and through the pylorus to examine the first and second parts of the duodenum. Once this has been...
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cartilage of the ninth rib; it then turns to the right, to the end of the pylorus. Directly opposite the incisura angularis of the lesser curvature the greater...
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intrinsic factor. The pyloric glands are located in the antrum of the pylorus. They secrete gastrin produced by their G cells. There are millions of...
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faeces along. This is generally when one gets the urge to defecate. The pylorus of the stomach has a thickened portion of the inner circular layer: the...
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mechanism involved is the inadequate removal of the distal antrum and pylorus during resection of the antrum and gastrojejunostomy. Lack of the usual...
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case of "scirrhus in the pylorus of an infant," which was the first case on record of congenital hypertrophy of the pylorus in an infant. It was printed...
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between the esophagus and stomach and an obstruction of outflow through the pylorus. Hypergastrinaemia has been hypothesised as a cause of GDV. Pyloric hypertrophy...
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