Double pylorus is an unusual condition in which a double communication between the gastric antrum and the duodenal bulb occurs. It may be congenital, or it may be acquired complication of peptic ulcer disease. We present a case of double pylorus in a gentleman with epigastric pain and previous history of peptic ulcer disease. The relationship between Helicobacter pylori and this disease was ass...

Double pylorus and gastroduodenal fistula are rare conditions and can be either congenital or acquired. We report a case of a 58-year-old man with epigastric pain and dyspepsia in which the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed an acquired double pylorus, probably caused by a gastric ulcer.

Double pylorus, also known as acquired double is a rare condition defined gastrointestinal fistula connecting stomach antrum and duodenal bulb. The prevalence of pylorus ranges from 0.001 to 0.4% by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Although the etiology unknown, formation related <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). development occ...

Mathews Journal of Case Reports Double Pylorus: A Report of Two Cases Lei Shi1, Fu-Jian Liu1 1Department of Gastroenterology, Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guigang 537100, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Corresponding Author: Lei Shi, Department of Gastroenterology, Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guigang 537100, Guangxi Zhuang Auto...

A 75-years-old, female patient, who takes non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) frequently due to her arthralgia symptoms, applied to our clinic with the complaints of abdominal pain in the epigastric region. She had endoscopy, which revealed a region with a depressed center at the small curvature side, distal to antrum in the prepyloric region. When this region was forced mildly by the...