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1 NEW YORK, NEW YORK
A rare form of hypertrophy of the pyloric muscles, occurring only in adults, is focal hypertrophy or torus hyperplasia. Four examples are described thus bringing the total reported cases to 27. Five of the 13 patients examined roentgenographically demonstrated a flattening of the distal 1 to 2 cm. of the lesser curvature of the antrum and asymmetric widening of the interval between the stomach and base of the duodenal bulb.
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