Antral mucosal valve: a rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction in newborn.
A 15-day male neonate presented with postprandial nonbilious vomiting. Barium meal suggested pyloric obstruction. Ultrasound of the stomach after saline loading revealed an echogenic antral valve. Subsequent laparotomy confirmed the ultrasound findings. Excision of the valve resulted in excellent recovery. To our knowledge, gastric outlet obstruction because of an antral mucosal valve in a neonate has not previously been described.
Department of Surgery, B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. akshay_pratap2000@yahoo.co.in
Akshay
A
Pratap
Awadesh
A
Tiwari
Chandra Shekhar
CS
Agrawal
Pramod
P
Shreshta
Nitish
N
Anchal
Vikal Chandra
VC
Shakya
D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000002:abnormalities*