Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a common condition affecting young infants; despite its frequency, it has been recognized only for a little over a century, and its etiology remains unknown. Nevertheless, understanding of the condition and of effective treatment have undergone a remarkable evolution in the 20th century, reducing the mortality rate from over 50% to nearly 0%. The lesio...

Although vagotomy combined with gastric drainage is now a well-established procedure in the surgical treatment of duodenal ulcer, it has been suggested by a number of authorities that it is contraindicated in those cases which are complicated by pyloric stenosis (Moore, Chapman, Schulz, and Jones, 1947; Bergin and Jordan, 1959; Kraft, Fry, and DeWeese, 1964; Mialaret, 1964; Capper, 1965.) After...

Background: The etiology of pelvic organ prolapse is multifactorial. Age and parity are especially the two most important risk factors for this condition. Small bowel obstruction one common clinical presentations to emergency department that can result in significant morbidity mortality. Case presentation: A 79-year-old woman with a previous history uterine no intraabdominal surgery or malignan...