Prepyloric gastric antral muscular ring in an infant.

Clin J Gastroenterol

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

Published: October 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • The text discusses a rare case of a prepyloric gastric muscular ring, which differs from the more commonly documented gastric webs, highlighting a lack of literature on this condition.
  • It notes that most known gastric outlet obstructions in neonates are attributed to pyloric stenosis, leading to a limited consideration of other conditions like muscular rings.
  • The authors suggest that the term "gastric ring" should specify the muscular nature to avoid confusion with submucosal or mucosal types in medical discussions.

Article Abstract

We present a unique case of a prepyloric gastric muscular ring, a pathology distinct from a gastric web. There is scarcity of literature on this topic, nearly all cases of prepyloric antral rings or webs published in literature are mucosal or submucosal in nature with no evidence of muscle hypertrophy. Given the prevalence of pyloric stenosis as the most common gastric outlet malformation in neonates, gastric rings and webs are not readily considered in the differential diagnosis of gastric outlet obstruction. While most cases of gastric outlet obstruction are diagnosed radiologically, less common pathologies will be confirmed with direct visual inspection during surgery. The term "congenital gastric outlet obstruction" has been used to encompass rare cases, making it appropriate to include a muscular ring in this category. We propose the term "gastric ring" be used with a semantic modifier of "muscular" versus "submucosal/mucosal" to avoid confusion.

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