A case of acquired gastric outlet obstruction diagnosed at 16 years of age

Abuhandan M., Caksen H., Eskicubuk S.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.148-150, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00383-003-1108-0
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.148-150
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A 16-year-old boy was admitted with an 8-year history of abdominal pain, vomiting, and growth retardation. There was no history of peptic ulcer or caustic ingestion. He was severely cachexic, and barium meal showed a dilated stomach with delayed gastric emptying time and no contrast in the duodenum afterward. Exploratory laparotomy demonstrated a grossly dilated stomach with a smooth wall and a stenotic ring at the pylorus but without any muscular hypertrophy. There was no extrinsic compression of the pylorus or any scarring near it. Heineke-Mikulicz' pyloroplasty was performed. Histopathological examination of the pylorus showed normal cellular pattern without any neoplastic or inflammatory cells. The patient improved postoperatively and gained 8 kg in the first month following the operation.