A typical presentation of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis at rare age of 3-months in an infant without adequate medical consultation

Abstract

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is common surgical abdomen in infancy, characterized by progressive non-bilious vomiting. The pylorus of the stomach becomes thick, diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography. A case of 3-months old first born male baby presenting with complaint of not gaining weight, diagnosed with IHPS and treated with Ramstedt-Pyloromyotomy.

Keywords

• Vomiting
• Ultrasonography