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  2. Pylorus - Wikipedia

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    The pylorus is considered as having two parts, the pyloric antrum (opening to the body of the stomach) and the pyloric canal (opening to the duodenum). The pyloric canal ends as the pyloric orifice, which marks the junction between the stomach and the duodenum. The orifice is surrounded by a sphincter, a band of muscle, called the pyloric ...

  3. Anterior gastric branches of anterior vagal trunk - Wikipedia

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    The anterior gastric branches of anterior vagal trunk are branches of the anterior vagal trunk which supply the stomach. [1]One long branch of it runs from the lesser curvature or parallel to it in lesser omentum as far as the pyloric antrum to fan out into branches in a way like the digits of a crow's foot to supply the pyloric antrum and the anterior wall of pyloric canal.

  4. Antrectomy - Wikipedia

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    Antrectomy removes gastrin-producing G-cells in the stomach antrum, in turn reducing gastric acid levels. Gastric cancer: Antrectomy could remove gastric tumors developing in the antrum. [1] Gastric antral vascular ectasia syndrome (GAVE): The disease is characterized by excessive bleeding in the stomach. By removing the bleeding site and ...

  5. Antrum - Wikipedia

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    Antrum follicularum, the cavity in the epithelium that envelops the oocyte; Mastoid antrum, a cavity between the middle ear and temporal bone in the skull; Stomach antrum, either Pyloric antrum, the lower portion of the stomach. This is what is usually referred to as "antrum" in stomach-related topics [citation needed]

  6. Gastric glands - Wikipedia

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    The pyloric gland is found in the pyloric region, the remaining 20 per cent of the stomach. The pyloric glands are mainly in the pyloric antrum. The pyloric gland secretes gastrin from its G cells. Pyloric glands are similar in structure to the oxyntic glands but have hardly any parietal cells.

  7. Stomach - Wikipedia

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    The pylorus opens to the body of the stomach. The pylorus (from Greek 'gatekeeper') connects the stomach to the duodenum at the pyloric sphincter. The cardia is defined as the region following the "z-line" of the gastroesophageal junction, the point at which the epithelium changes from stratified squamous to columnar. Near the cardia is the ...

  8. Gastric volvulus - Wikipedia

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    In an organoaxial gastric volvulus, the stomach rotates around an axis that connects the gastroesophageal junction and the pylorus. The antrum rotates in opposite direction to the fundus of the stomach. This is the most common type of gastric volvulus, occurring in approximately 59% of cases, and it is usually associated with diaphragmatic defects.

  9. Peptic ulcer disease - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, increased acid production at the pyloric antrum is associated with duodenal ulcers in 10% to 15% of H. pylori infection cases. In this case, somatostatin production is reduced and gastrin production is increased, leading to increased histamine secretion from the enterochromaffin cells, thus increasing acid production