PYLORIC STENOSIS OF INFANTS

Perioperative care of infants with pyloric stenosis.

Pyloric stenosis (PS) is one of the most common surgical conditions affecting neonates and young infants. The definitive treatment for PS is surgical pyloromyotomy, either open or laparoscopic. However, surgical intervention should never be considered urgent or emergent. More importantly, emergent medical intervention may be required to correct intravascular volume depletion and electrolyte dis...

Role of gastrin in pyloric stenosis in infants.

Clinical observations on pyloric stenosis in premature infants.

Little attention has been given in the past to the incidence and clinical features of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in premature infants. We have observed three cases of this disease in very premature infants within a period of 18 months in one of the premature nurseries in the Simpson Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh. These cases are of special interest because continuous clinical records from bi...

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...

Adult hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

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