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Case Reports
. 1994 Jul;8(7):792-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00593443.

Symptomatic double-channel pylorus. Successful treatment with a biliary sphincterotome

S M Graham  1 , F Lin, J L Flowers
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Case Reports

Symptomatic double-channel pylorus. Successful treatment with a biliary sphincterotome

S M Graham et al. Surg Endosc. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

A patient with a previous vagotomy and pyloroplasty was evaluated for symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. Endoscopy revealed a thick, fibrous bridge that created a dual-channel pylorus. Symptomatic improvement was not achieved with balloon dilatation. Surgery was avoided by dividing the tissue bridge endoscopically with a sphincterotome. Since reestablishing a normal pyloric aperture, the patient's symptoms have been alleviated. This is the first description of this minimally invasive technique in the management of a symptomatic double-channel pylorus.

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