An unusual case of gastric diverticulosis

Schweiger, F.; Noonan, J.S.

American Journal of Gastroenterology 86(12): 1817-1819

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9270
PMID: 1962629
Document Number: 386097
Gastric diverticula are usually single and most frequently occur in the juxta-cardiac region of the stomach. Prepyloric diverticula generally are rare, single, and usually acquired. We describe a patient with multiple prepyloric diverticula and pyloric stenosis diagnosed by upper gastrointestinal x-ray studies and endoscopy. To our knowledge, this association has not been reported previously.

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