BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a relatively common affection of gastrointestinal tract in childhood that results in symptoms, such as projectile vomiting and metabolic disorders that imply a high risk of aspiration during anesthetic induction. In this way, the carrying out of a technique with general anesthesia and intravenous rapid sequence induction, preoxygenation...

This is a case report of an infant with shaken impact syndrome who required general anesthesia for the repair of pyloric stenosis. This infant suffered neurologic impairment from shaking, which was not only the major etiologic factor but the mechanism of injury as well. Shaking an infant can have devastating consequences. A thorough understanding of the mechanism of injury and the sequelae that...

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is the most important cause of non-bilious vomiting during infancy and it usually idiopathic. It very rare in older children adolescents, which gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) more typically secondary to other conditions. Gastrointestinal malformation are frequently associated with Down syndrome some them (especially duodenal abnormalities) can be detected q...