title: The hypertrophied antral-pyloric fold: CT appearance.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: 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*