 Pylorus
"Pylorus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The region of the STOMACH at the junction with the DUODENUM. It is marked by the thickening of circular muscle layers forming the pyloric sphincter to control the opening and closure of the lumen.
| Descriptor ID |
D011708
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875.875.799
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyloric Sphincter- Pyloric Sphincter
- Pyloric Sphincters
- Sphincter, Pyloric
- Sphincters, Pyloric
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pylorus" by people in Profiles.
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Stewart CL, Wilson L, Hamm A, Bartsch C, Boniface M, Gleisner A, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid R, Gajdos C, Edil BH, McCarter M. Is Chemical Pyloroplasty Necessary for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy? Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 May; 24(5):1414-1418.
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Kitade H, Yanagida H, Yamada M, Matsuura T, Yoshioka K, Satoi S, Matsui Y, Kon M. Pylorus-preserving total pancreatectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2015 Sep 16; 9:212.
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Acker SN, Garcia AJ, Ross JT, Somme S. Current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of pyloric stenosis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Apr; 31(4):363-6.
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Alletag MJ, Riera A, Langhan ML, Chen L. Use of emergency ultrasound in the diagnostic evaluation of an infant with vomiting. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Oct; 27(10):986-9.
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Bensard DD, Hendrickson RJ, Clark KS, Giesting KJ, Kokoska ER. Use of ultrasound measurements to direct laparoscopic pyloromyotomy in infants. JSLS. 2010 Oct-Dec; 14(4):553-7.
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Hendrickson RJ, Yu S, Bruny JL, Partrick DA, Petty JK, Bensard DD. Early experience with laparoscopic pyloromyotomy in a teaching institution. JSLS. 2005 Oct-Dec; 9(4):386-8.
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Galinkin JL, Davis PJ, McGowan FX, Lynn AM, Rabb MF, Yaster M, Henson LG, Blum R, Hechtman D, Maxwell L, Szmuk P, Orr R, Krane EJ, Edwards S, Kurth CD. A randomized multicenter study of remifentanil compared with halothane in neonates and infants undergoing pyloromyotomy. II. Perioperative breathing patterns in neonates and infants with pyloric stenosis. Anesth Analg. 2001 Dec; 93(6):1387-92, table of contents.
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Davis PJ, Galinkin J, McGowan FX, Lynn AM, Yaster M, Rabb MF, Krane EJ, Kurth CD, Blum RH, Maxwell L, Orr R, Szmuk P, Hechtman D, Edwards S, Henson LG. A randomized multicenter study of remifentanil compared with halothane in neonates and infants undergoing pyloromyotomy. I. Emergence and recovery profiles. Anesth Analg. 2001 Dec; 93(6):1380-6, table of contents.
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Indireshkumar K, Brasseur JG, Faas H, Hebbard GS, Kunz P, Dent J, Feinle C, Li M, Boesiger P, Fried M, Schwizer W. Relative contributions of "pressure pump" and "peristaltic pump" to gastric emptying. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2000 Apr; 278(4):G604-16.
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Pearlman NW, Stiegmann GV, Ahnen DJ, Schultz AL, Fink LM. Acid and gastrin levels following pyloric-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. Arch Surg. 1986 Jun; 121(6):661-4.
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