Pyloric Stenosis (Gastric Outlet Obstruction) — Causes and Symptoms

A 3-Year old Child with Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to Pyloric Web: A Case Report

The most common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in neonates and infants is hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Pyloric web as a cause of gastric outlet obstruction is relatively rare in children and presents with non bilious vomiting, abdominal pain and failure to thrive. The onset of symptoms is usually late with nonspecific symptoms like vomiting and failure to thrive that seems to be due to n...

Pyloric Stenosis (Gastric Outlet Obstruction) — Causes and Symptoms

Pyloric Stenosis (Gastric Outlet Obstruction) — Causes and Symptoms

Pyloric obstruction due to gastric tuberculosis

A 22 year old male presented with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. Endoscopy showed a hypertrophic nodular lesion around the pyloric opening with pyloric stenosis. The endoscopic biopsy and histopathological examination revealed tuberculosis involving the stomach, an extremely rare lesion.

Pyloric atresia: a case report.

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in infant. The prevalence of IHPS ranges from 1.5 to 4.0 in 1000 live birth1. But the incidence of IHPS has been increasing approximately from 1.5 to 4.0 in 1000 live birth to 1:1502. Though pyloric atresia is a very uncommon cause of gastric outlet obstruction in infant but atresia in this region occ...