Alimentary canal of fishes has a great variety of structural Peculiarities which are important in fisheries and biology. The aim of this study was to explain the anatomical and histological aspects of stomach and pyloric caeca in L. aurata, L. abu and M. cephalus (Mugilidae) from the Caspian Sea. Fifteen adult individuals of mugilidae; Liza aurata, L. abu and Mugil cephalus were collected f...

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 ...

Acquired gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) during infancy beyond the neonatal period is a very rare condition when other congenital causes like infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, antral diaphragm, pyloric atresia etc are excluded. We report an unusual case of 6 month old male child who presented with recurrent episode of vomiting not relieved by medication. On gastrograffin study there was...

Prostaglandin E1 (alprostadil) is widely used for maintaining the patency of ductus arteriosus in ductus-dependent congenital heart defects in neonates to improve oxygenation. Among more common side effects are fever, rash, apnoea, diarrhoea, jitteriness, and flushing. More severe side effects are brown fat necrosis, cortical hyperostosis, and gastric outlet obstruction, most commonly the resul...

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We read with interest the article of Shetty et al [1] on trichotillomania with gastric trichobezoar obstruction. Similarly, Zin et al [2] reported on okra phytobezoar-related gastrojejunostomy efferent limb obstruction. We report a case of a 76-year-old man with a medical history of ulcer disease referred to our hospital due to recurrent vomiting, nausea and inability of food intake for the pre...

CASE 1 A 27-year-old man had epigastric pain, relieved by antacids, occurring two hours after meals, for three years. A clinical diagnosis of peptic ulcer was made. At laparotomy a hard white thickening of the pylorus was found. Partial gastrectomy with closure of the duodenal stump and anastomosis of the stomach and jejunum was performed. Naked-eye examination revealed a localized thickening u...

Estimations of the viscosity of the whole blood and plasma of the dog after experimental upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction are reported. With cardiac obstruction there is a rapid and marked rise in the viscosity of the whole blood and some increase in the viscosity of the plasma. The changes after pyloric obstruction are similar to those observed after cardiac obstruction. After obstruct...