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Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the opening from the stomach to the first part of the small intestine (the pylorus). [1] Symptoms include projectile vomiting without the presence of bile. [1] This most often occurs after the baby is fed. [1] The typical age that symptoms become obvious is two to twelve weeks old. [1]
In children, congenital pyloric stenosis / congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis may be a cause. A pancreatic pseudocyst can cause gastric compression. Pyloric mucosal diaphragm could be a rare cause. Malignant Tumours of the stomach, including adenocarcinoma (and its linitis plastica variant), lymphoma, and gastrointestinal stromal tumours
Symptoms: Abdominal pain, vomiting, bloody stool [1] Complications: Peritonitis, bowel perforation [1] Usual onset: Over days to weeks in a 6- to 18-month-old [1] Causes: Unknown, lead point [1] Diagnostic method: Medical imaging [1] Differential diagnosis: Pyloric stenosis [1] Treatment: Enema, surgery [1] Medication: Dexamethasone [2]
[5] [1] Hypertrophic Pyloric stenosis is a gastrointestinal tract defect, most commonly seen in young children, typically in the first few months of life, caused by enlargement of the tissue in the pyloric muscle. [5] [4] [1] This causes the contents of the stomach to be unable to empty leading to pain after eating, electrolyte abnormalities ...
Gastrectomy, gastric bypass surgery, diabetes, esophageal surgery, absent or inefficient pyloric sphincter, pyloric stenosis Dumping syndrome occurs when food, especially sugar, moves too quickly from the stomach to the duodenum —the first part of the small intestine—in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract .
Signs and symptoms of a peptic ulcer can ... (stenosis) is a narrowing of the pyloric canal by scarring and swelling of the gastric antrum and duodenum due to peptic ...
Radiography shows a distended stomach and distended duodenum, which are separated by the pyloric valve, a finding described as the double-bubble sign. Treatment includes suctioning out any fluid that is trapped in the stomach, providing fluids intravenously, and surgical repair of the intestinal closure.
The pyloric tit sign is a radiological finding observed during barium studies in cases of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. [1] It appears as an outpouching on the lesser curvature of the stomach, just proximal to the impression created by the hypertrophied pyloric muscle.