African Journal of Paediatric Surgery (Jan 2014)

Pyloric atresia-Three cases and review of literature

  • Sandesh V Parelkar,
  • Satish P Kapadnis,
  • Beejal V Sanghvi,
  • Prashant B Joshi,
  • Dinesh Mundada,
  • Shishira Shetty,
  • Sanjay N Oak

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.143178
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4
pp. 362 – 365

Abstract

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Pyloric atresia (PA) is a rare congenital anomaly that constitutes approximately 1% of all intestinal atresias, and its incidence is approximately 1 in 100,000 live births. PA may occur as an isolated condition or associated with other abnormalities, the most common being Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB). Evidence suggests that PA-EB (Pyloric Atresia - Epidermolysis Bullosa) Syndrome is a distinct entity. In this report, we present three cases of pyloric atresia, one of which was associated with Junctional epidermolysis bullosa. The literature on the subject is also reviewed.

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