Sutaria Ayush, Ejaz Shamim, Cazacu Irina M, Saftoiu Adrian, Bhutani Manoop S
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Department of Gastroenterology, Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania.
Curr Health Sci J. 2025 Jan-Mar;51(1):151-154. doi: 10.12865/CHSJ.51.01.16. Epub 2025 Mar 31.
A 68-year-old female with a history of small cell carcinoma of the lung and peptic ulcer disease presented for evaluation of dysphagia after undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a radiation-induced esophageal stricture and incidentally a "double pylorus (DP)" with an adjacent similar opening cephalad to the pylorus. There was no evidence of perforation or traumatic injury leading to this finding and upon intubation, both openings led to the duodenal bulb that appeared to be normal. No endoscopic and surgical intervention was offered as patient was asymptomatic.