Description (Edit): Hourglass Stomach, a stomach more or less completely
and permanently divided into two parts, so that it
resembles an hourglass in shape; the deformity is due to
scarring which complicates gastric ulcer or neoplasia.
Retraction of the gastric wall adjacent to lesser-curve
ulcers may lead to the formation of smooth, symmetric folds
that radiate from the ulcer crater. The opposite wall may
also be retracted; this produces an incisura of the greater
curvature and, ultimately, an hourglass stomach.
less...
Description (Edit): Hourglass Stomach, a stomach more or less completely
and permanently divided into two parts, so that it
resembles an hourglass in shape; the deformity is due to
scarring which complicates gastric ulcer or neoplasia.
Retraction of the gastric wall adjacent to lesser-curve
ulcers may lead to the formation of smooth, symmetric folds
that radiate from the ulcer crater. The opposite wall may
also be retracted; this produces an incisura of the greater
curvature and, ultimately, an hourglass stomach.
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