CONGENITAL PYLORIC OBSTRUCTION

Late presentation of a congenital gastric diverticulum causing pyloric obstruction.

We report a case of adult pyloric obstruction caused by the delayed presentation of a congenital gastric diverticulum. The derivation, classification and treatment of these abnormalities are discussed.

Congenital Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

Szilagyi and McGraw in 1943 aptly pointed out that 'When a disease has ceased to be a therapeutic problem, scientific interest in it is likely to wane. Not infrequently successful measures of treatment are devised before the fundamental problems of a disease have been solved, and in such instances the consequent lack of interest will be reflected in the neglect of the related, less practical bu...

A Case of Pyloric Obstruction

Congenital Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis: A Case Report

Background Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is a common surgical condition in infancy, and typically presents at 2-4 weeks of age. Case Presentation A full term male neonate in Zeinabieh hospital, Shiraz, Iran was presented with oral feeding intolerance from birth, bile-stained...

Pyloric stenosis: congenital or acquired?

Pyloric muscle dimensions were measured in 1400 consecutive newborn infants. Nine of these subsequently developed pyloric stenosis. Their pyloric measurements at birth were all within the normal range. Congenital preformed muscular hypertrophy does not appear to be present in babies who later develop pyloric stenosis.