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...

D. R., aged 30 years, Hindu male, was admitted into the Mudidih Colliery Hospital of Messrs. Bird and Company on the 22nd February, 1941, -with the following complaints:? (1) Severe pain in the abdomen since last evening. (2) Vomiting of bilious material since last evening. (3) Retention of urine since last night. On enquiry it was discovered that the patient had eaten the roasted skin of a goa...

A 5-year-old male presented with severe abdominal pain and non-bilious vomiting for 2 days along with abdominal distension for the last 24 hours. The patient was seen by a general practitioner who prescribed antipyretic and analgesics following which his pain settled for 10–12 hours. However, mother noticed abdominal distension on the next day. He did not pass stool for 12 hours. Despite abdomi...

You are asked to evaluate a 12-hour-old newborn male infant because of bilious vomiting. Polydramnios and a dilated stomach were noted on serial prenatal ultrasounds, but amniocentesis was not performed. The infant was born at 36 weeks by vaginal delivery to a 35-year-old mother without complication. The infant has been irritable and has vomited dark-green bilious material with each of two atte...

Antral web is a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction in neonate. It is a 2-4 mm thin mucous membrane that can be found anywhere from 1 to 7 cm proximal to the pylorus. The baby was born at gestational age of 32(+1) weeks with 1,880 g as 2nd baby of dizygotic twin. After birth, the baby had constant non-bilious vomiting without feeding while he didn't show abdominal distension or discolorati...

Thirst disease.?This arises from fear, overwork, and loss of power; the vessels in which the water flows are locked, and one of seven kinds of the disease is set up. At first there is thirst without relief from drinking ; the desire for fluid remains; pain in the temples, head, and mouth begins; there are loss of smell and taste in the bilious form ; also fever, jaundice, and fainting. When ari...