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Exclusive pyloric stenosis: A rare presentation of gallbladder cancer

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We report a case of gallbladder cancer, which presented exclusively as tight pyloric stenosis. The patient had persistent vomiting, severe weight loss, and esophageal symptoms due to gastric reflux. Earlier, endoscopy had shown pyloric stenosis and computed tomography suggested gastric outlet obstruction. The result of endoscopic balloon dilation was poor, though a small caliber video scope could be passed over a guide wire distally into the duodenum. A positron emission tomography scan revealed a metabolically active lesion involving the pyloric canal and the patient was then subjected to surgery. Histopathology of the resected specimen identified the gallbladder cancer infiltrating the pylorus.

Source: International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention

DOI: 10.18528/ijgii240019

Authors: Suhas Durganand Wagle, Ashish Rasik Kale, Kala Gnanasekaran Kiruthiga

Institution: King Edward Memorial Hospital Research Centre

Language: English

Topic: Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403957274

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