Pylorus

PylorusThe ring of muscle that controls the passage of material from the stomach into the small intestine.
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The pylorus is a circular muscle. When an infant has pyloric stenosis, the pyloric muscle is enlarged, narrowing the entrance to the small intestine. This enlargement produces a partial obstruction or blockage at the pylorus.
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The duodenum extends from the pylorus at the bottom of the stomach to the jejunum, the second part of the small intestine. The duodenum is a common site for the formation of peptic ulcers.
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Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the outlet of the stomach, called the pylorus, as it empties into the small intestines. The narrowing results from a thickening or hypertrophy of the muscle in the wall of the pylorus.
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BILLROTH'S I OPERATION - The excision of the pylorus with end-to-end anastomosis of the stomach and the duodenum.
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This condition is caused by a thickening of the muscles of the pylorus. This prevents the stomach from emptying into the small intestine.
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Pyloroplasty - A surgical procedure that may be performed along with a vagotomy, in which the opening into the duodenum and small intestine (pylorus) are enlarged, enabling contents to pass more freely from the stomach.
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