Gastric retention of a swallowed coin after surgical treatment of pyloric stenosis.
In patients with a past history of pyloric stenosis, swallowed foreign bodies may not pass out of the stomach. Not only is this clinically relevant, but it also suggests that, even after apparently successful surgery, pyloric function may not be completely normal. A case history is presented and the literature is reviewed.
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Paediatric Surgery Unit, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography