Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to a distal duodenal stenosis.
A case is presented where gastric outlet obstruction was found to be secondary to carcinoma of the distal duodenum in a patient with acute on chronic duodenal ulceration. The fallibility of barium studies in this condition is discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*