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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1995;38(12):1713-1717. Published online December 15, 1995.

A Case of Congenitial Pyloric Atresia

Hyeon Jeong HJ Lee¹, Jun J Hoe¹, Jeong Hwa JH Whang¹, Gae Soon GS Yeo¹, Hee Jin HJ Kim¹, Chan Yung CY Kim¹, Jun Hyeon JH Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Choon Hae Hospital, Pusan, Korea
²Department of General Surgery, Choon Hae Hospital, Pusan, Korea

Abstract

In the newborn, a complete occlusion of the pyloric outlet is an extremely rare event. Authors experienced a case of pyloric atresia in a 2-day old boy, Who was admitted because of nonbilious vomiting. The plain radiograph of the abdomen showed gas in the huge stomach, but no gas noted distally. At operation, 3 days after birth, the pylorus was atretic with a gap of 3mm between stomach and duodenum, and gastroduodenostomy was carried out. Follow up UGI series revealed satisfactory gastrodeodenal anastomosis and gastric emptying. The baby was discharged on the tenth postoperative day and appeared healthy and normal in every respect. The brief review of related literatures was also made.

Keywords :Congenital pyloric atresia