Open AccessCongenital Partial Gastric Antral Obstruction, An Elusive Cause of Abdominal Pain and Vomiting
Author(s) -
Morton M. Woolley,
John L. Gwinn,
Abraham J. Mares
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197409000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , vomiting , abdominal pain , antrum , gastric outlet obstruction , stomach , gastroenterology , surgery
The patient with partial gastric antral obstruction due to a diaphragm may present with obstructive symptoms at any age in life. Including the four patients presented, there are now 50 reported cases. Since the diagnosis has been unduly delayed in many adults, it is particularly important that those physicians and surgeons caring for infants and children be aware of this entity. If properly treated in infancy and childhood, many years of suffering and debility can be obviated.