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Transient gastric outlet obstruction and tetralogy of Fallot: a true association or a coincidental finding?
Author(s) -
Regev RH,
Dolfin T,
Katz S
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14075.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tetralogy of fallot , gastric outlet obstruction , pyloric stenosis , cardiology , heart disease , tetralogy , stenosis , surgery
Infants suffering from congenital heart anomalies who are receiving intravenous prostaglandins may present with gastric outlet obstruction. We describe a newborn with tetralogy of Fallot who was not being treated with prostaglandins and presented with gastric outlet obstruction. The typical clinical and radiological signs of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis resolved spontaneously within several days. We suggest that there may be an association between cyanotic heart disease and gastric outlet obstruction unrelated to the use of prostaglandins.