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    The pylorus (/paɪˈlɔːrəs/ or /pɪˈloʊrəs/) pyloric region or pyloric part connects the stomach to the duodenum. The pylorus is considered as having two...
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    technique is that the pylorus, and thus normal gastric emptying, should in theory be preserved. There is conflicting data as to whether pylorus-preserving...
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    opening from the stomach to the first part of the small intestine (the pylorus). Symptoms include projectile vomiting without the presence of bile. This...
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    is the main, central region of the stomach. The pylorus opens to the body of the stomach. The pylorus (from Greek 'gatekeeper') connects the stomach to...
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  • the pylorus through the abdominal wall. This can either be done laparoscopically or with an "open" procedure. In either case, the once the pylorus is accessed...
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    point between the right and left portions of the stomach, the body and the pylorus. An imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the lesser curvature of the stomach...
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  • I, more formally Billroth's operation I, is an operation in which the pylorus is removed and the distal stomach is anastomosed directly to the duodenum...
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    the opening at the lower part of the stomach, also known as the pylorus. When the pylorus thickens, it becomes difficult for food to pass through. The surgery...
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  • Pylorus or Pyloros was a town of ancient Crete, south of Gortyna. Its site is located near modern Plora. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.12.20. Richard...
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    first part, or superior part, of the duodenum is a continuation from the pylorus to the transpyloric plane. It is superior to the rest of the segments,...
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