The endoscopic diagnosis of pyloric stenosis.
Pyloric stenosis, a relatively common surgical problem in infancy, is often straightforward in its clinical presentation and diagnosis. Here we describe two unusual cases where the normal diagnostic measures failed, and an unusual alternative, endoscopy, was a means to the correct diagnosis.
Donovan
G K
GK
Pediatric Gastroenterology Section, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa 74129, USA.
Yazdi
A J
AJ
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery