Preferred Label : pyloric tit sign;
RADLEX synonyms : tit sign;
Definition : Gastric antrum and projection from the lesser curvature resemble a breast and nipple
on an upper GI series of an infant; present with absence of contrast in the pyloric
canal. Nipple-shape becomes pronounced and narrowed with peristalsis. Suggests hypertrophic
pyloric stenosis.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35469;
Associated condition(s)
Gastric antrum and projection from the lesser curvature resemble a breast and nipple
on an upper GI series of an infant; present with absence of contrast in the pyloric
canal. Nipple-shape becomes pronounced and narrowed with peristalsis. Suggests hypertrophic
pyloric stenosis.
