title: Adult hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Report of an unusual case detected by saline load test.
abstract: A case of adult idiopathic hypertropic pyloric stenosis whose radiographic study was repeatedly normal is presented. Only a functional test of gastric emptying disclosed the degree of outlet obstruction present. Vagotomy and pyloroplasty resulted in prolonged relief of obstructive symptoms and a return of the saline load test to normal. The saline load test may be of value when gastroduodenal x-rays or endoscopy do not reveal the cause or extent of gastric outlet obstruction.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D014628:Vagotomy
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride