We are reporting two neonates with isolated pyloric atresia, with an objective to emphasize the importance of considering this rare condition in the differential diagnosis of upper intestinal atresias. Both had non-bilious vomiting and epigastric fullness. X-ray showed a dilated gastric shadow with no evidence of gas in the rest of the abdomen. On exploration they had pyloric atresia which was ...

Pyloric atresia (PA) is a very rare condition. Its incidence is approximately 1 in 100,000 newborns and constitutes about 1% of all intestinal atresias. We describe the neonatal course of a peculiar case of type 1 pyloric atresia, in which the pyloric membrane was connected to a second duodenal membrane through a virtual duodenal lumen in a premature newborn. The atypical variant required an un...

The aim of this article is to investigate the cellular mechanisms underlying cholinergic modulation of the pyloric network in the stomatogastric ganglion (STG) of the Cape lobster Jasus Ialandii. Bath application of the muscarinic agonists muscarine, oxotremorine, and pilocarpine on the STG activates a rhythmic pattern from a quiescent pyloric network. The mechanisms of this modulation were inv...

Although the classical Blum skeleton has long been considered unstable, many have attempted to alleviate this defect through pruning. Unfortunately, these methods have an arbitrary basis, and, more importantly, they do not prevent internal structural alterations due to slight changes in an object’s boundary. The result is a relative lack of development of skeleton representations for indexing o...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to compare the frictional forces generated by three types of monocrystalline ceramic brackets coupled with conventional elastomeric ligatures (CEL) and nonconventional elastomeric ligatures (NCEL) during the alignment of apically displaced teeth at the maxillary arch. METHODS All tests (a total of 480 tests) were carried out in a dry state on a unive...

Pyloric atresia is rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction in neonates and usually occurs as an isolated anomaly. They have been associated with multiple small bowel and colonic atresias but not reported in association with isolated multiple colonic atresias. A case of pyloric atresia occurring in association with multiple colonic atresias is being reported here.

Using a radiological test for pyloric regurgitation described by Capper, Airth, and Kilby (1966), it was confirmed that the pylorus is normally competent but incompetent in gastric ulcer and chronic alcoholic gastritis and often incompetent in chronic duodenal ulcer. The significance of pyloric regurgitation in the aetiology of gastric ulcer is discussed.

Purpose: To determine the impact of experimentally preformed peri-implant crater-shaped bone defects on evolution in situ microbiota and development compared to those induced over time by ligature placement only.

BACKGROUND Continence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is critical to patients and to surgeons. In this setting, the management of deep venous complex (DVC) without involvement of the sphincter fibres could be an important step of the procedure. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a personal selective suture of the plexus (selective ligature of the deep venous complex [SLDVC]) on con...