Pyloric atresia: report of two cases (one associated with epidermolysis bullosa and one associated with multiple intestinal atresias).
We describe the US findings in two vomiting newborns affected by different forms of pyloric atresia, a rare congenital anomaly that includes a spectrum of lesions limited to the antro-pyloric region of the stomach and with various inheritance mechanisms and syndromic associations.
Tomá
Paolo
P
Radiology Department, G. Gaslini Scientific Institute, Genoa, Italy.
Mengozzi
Elena
E
Dell'Acqua
Anna
A
Mattioli
Girolamo
G
Pieroni
Giovanni
G
Fabrizzi
Giancarlo
G
D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography