title: Pyloric obstruction due to gastric tuberculosis--an endoscopic diagnosis.
abstract: A 22 year old male presented with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. Endoscopy showed a hypertrophic nodular lesion around the pyloric opening with pyloric stenosis. The endoscopic biopsy and histopathological examination revealed tuberculosis involving the stomach, an extremely rare lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Pathology, Hospital Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhalla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology