title: Diffuse neurofibroma of the pylorus: a cause of gastric outlet obstruction.
abstract: We describe a benign diffuse neurofibroma of the pylorus, unassociated with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis, which was a cause of pyloric stenosis; epigastric discomfort, vomiting, and weight loss of 60 lb were the most prominent symptoms. Partial gastrectomy resulted in a cure. The literature on nerve-sheath tumors of the stomach is reviewed.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Waxman
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Subietas
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vuletin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waxman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011708:Pylorus; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology