BELLADONNA alkaloids are frequently prescribed in the treatment of patients with chronic peptic ulcer, including those with the complication of gastric retention. 1,2 The rationale underlying such ...

Pyloric stenosis is a rare disorder in adults that is caused due to abnormal thickening of pyloric sphincter muscle, thereby narrowing the gastric outlet. Pyloric stenosis a rare digestive tract ...

Both the upper endoscopy (Figure 4; arrow shows obstruction) and CT scan (Figure 5; arrow shows obstruction) showed findings suggesting a mechanical obstruction to gastric emptying . How do you ...

Background: Peptic ulcer disease complicated with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is rare in children. The experience in management of such patients is limited. The purpose of this study is to review ...

Bottle feeding appears to increase the risk infants will develop hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), a form of stomach obstruction, and that risk seems to be magnified when mothers are older and have ...

A 12-week-old infant presented with a one-day history of increased vomiting and lethargy. Gastroesophageal reflux had been diagnosed when he was four weeks old, but the symptoms had not lessened, ...

Infants who are bottle fed are more likely than breastfed babies to develop a type of stomach obstruction that results in projectile vomiting and won’t get better without surgery, a new study shows.

Pyloric stenosis is diagnosed based on the complete patient history, physical examination and various tests. Pyloric stenosis may be asymptomatic and become symptomatic in later life when the patient ...

Infants who are bottle fed are more likely than breastfed babies to develop a type of stomach obstruction that results in projectile vomiting and won’t get better without surgery, a new study shows.