Pyloric stenosis in a premature infant

B C Cosman; A E Sudekum; D D Oakes; P A de Vries

doi:10.1016/0022-3468(92)90497-u

Pyloric stenosis in a premature infant

J Pediatr Surg. 1992 Dec;27(12):1534-6. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90497-u.

Authors

B C Cosman¹, A E Sudekum, D D Oakes, P A de Vries

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA.

PMID: 1469564
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90497-u

Abstract

Workup of a case of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in a premature infant showed absence of ultrasonic criteria for diagnosis. Transpyloric intubation for enteral feeding may delay the diagnosis of this disorder and has been thought to play a role in its development.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Hypertrophy
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Infant, Premature, Diseases* / surgery
Male
Pyloric Stenosis / congenital*
Pyloric Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Pyloric Stenosis / surgery
Ultrasonography