The hypertrophied antral-pyloric fold: CT appearance.
We report a patient found to have a hypertrophied antral-pyloric fold on barium study, in whom CT demonstrated a smooth soft tissue mass on the anterior wall of the pre-pyloric antrum. When this finding is encountered on CT, a double-contrast upper GI study should be performed as the next diagnostic test. Endoscopy can probably be avoided if the barium study shows the typical findings of a hypertrophied antral-pyloric fold.
Harvey
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Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Levine
M S
MS
Birnbaum
B A
BA
D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*