title: Pyloric stenosis in a patient with progressive systemic sclerosis.
abstract: A 64-year-old Japanese woman with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) who developed severe pyloric stenosis is described. The conservative treatments brought only the temporary symptomatic relief, and pyloroplasty became necessary. No ulcerative lesions or tumors were found in the resected stomach or duodenum specimens implicated for stenosis. The histological examinations revealed edema and replacement fibrosis in the pyloric ring. The possible mechanisms of pyloric stenosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirakata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akizuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishibiki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Homma
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*