Gastric Outlet Obstruction - Causes

Causes

The causes are divided into benign or malignant.

• Benign
  • Peptic ulcer disease
  • Infections, such as tuberculosis; and infiltrative diseases, such as amyloidosis.
  • A rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction is blockage with a gallstone, also termed Bouveret's syndrome.
  • in children congenital pyloric stenosis may be a cause.
• Malignant
  • Tumours of the stomach, including adenocarcinoma (and its linitis plastica variant), lymphoma, and gastrointestinal stromal tumours;