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MALCOLM C. TODD, M.D.; JAMES E. BRENNAN, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1957;74(5):746-752.

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This paper concerns one of the most interesting yet controversial anatomical variations of the pylorus, namely, a protrusion of redundant gastric mucosa into the duodenum. Since first reported by Schmieden¹ in 1911, the number of cases appearing in the literature has been rapidly increasing. The etiology is generally believed to be due to hypermotility of the gastric mucosa and a propulsion of this redundant mucosa through the pylorus during the course of normal peristaltic activity.

The accepted occurrence rate of prolapsed gastric mucosa is about 10% of all gastrointestinal examinations. Maurice Feldman² reported on a survey of the literature in which the incidence varied from 0.1% to 7.7%. He personally reported 371 cases of gastrointestinal studies, with 52 cases, or 14%, showing some degree of prolapse. Rappaport and Alper's paper³ on 1000 consecutive x-ray examinations of the stomach showed 155 cases of prolapse, or 15.5%. Our studies . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Long Beach, Calif.

Footnotes
Read at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Cincinnati, Nov. 29, 1956.

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