Gastric volvulus is extremely rare in neonates and is to be considered in differential diagnosis of recurrent vomiting in pediatric age group. There are various predisposing congenital and acquired factors that lead to gastric volvulus like absence of gastrocolic ligament attachment, abnormal fixation; diaphragmatic hernia and eventration of diaphragm etc. We describe unusual association of gas...

cutis laxa (cl) is a rare congenital and acquired disorder characterized by loose and redundant skin with reduced elasticity. three types of congenital cutis laxa have been recognized. other findings are pulmonary emphysema, bronchiectasia, hernia and diverticulosis. we describe a female neonate involved by cutis laxa syndrome and a positive family history. we focus on the radiologic findings o...

In the last few years the author has treated forty consecutive cases of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with eumydfin (atropine methyl nitrate), which was brought to the notice of paediatricians in this country by Svensgaard in 1935. The analysis of this series has brought out certain points, which, had the writer realized them in time, would have improved the results. These factors are here disc...

Even outside paediatric circles the clinical picture of congenital stenosis of the pylorus is nowadays well known, although Bloch as late as 1906 wrote that ' stenosis pylori congenita ' was not recognized by paediatricians until several years after Hirschsprung described it in 1887, and even then in 1906 it was little known to the medical profession in general. Since then the disease has been ...

A man, who had been treated for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (PS), was found to have 3 sons with the same condition. A genealogical table of his family showed that both his parents had relatives with PS. So far as it was known, none of his wife's relatives had the condition. It is suggested that the man's parents carried genes predisposing to PS and transmitted these to him in such q...

INTRODUCTION Abdominal ultrasonography has replaced barium studies in establishing the diagnosis in difficult cases of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS). The aim of this retrospective study was to establish sonographic criteria of qualification for surgical treatment in children with IHPS. MATERIAL AND METHODS Hundred and fifteen infants (98 boys and 17 girls) with suspected IHPS...

We describe a systematic approach to the ultrasound (US) examination of the antropyloric region in children. US is the modality of choice for the diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS). The imaging features of the normal pylorus and the diagnostic findings in HPS are reviewed and illustrated in this pictorial essay. Common difficulties in performing the examination and tips to help ov...

In 1978 there was a disproportionate increase in the number of cases of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (IHPS) admitted to the Cambridge Military Hospital Aldershot. This increase has not been sustained in subsequent years, although the mean incidence for the period 1979/82 was slightly higher than the preceding years 1975/77. Analysis of the cases occurring in 1978 did not reveal any u...

Introduction: Adult idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (AIHPS) is a rare entity. The most common clinical symptom is abdominal distention relieved by vomiting. There are several treatment modalities for relief of the pyloric obstruction. Case Description/Technique: A 43-year-old woman presented with a long history of epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and bloating, which appeared to be ca...

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...