A Rare Case Received A Late Diagnosis Despite Recurrent Hospital Admissions: Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

Abstract

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is the narrowing of the pyloric duct due to hypertrophy of the pylorus. The disease manifests itself with gushing and non-bile vomiting in babies after feeding. If early diagnosis is not provided and treatment is delayed, dehydration, severe malnutrition, weight loss and acid-base imbalance may develop, and may even result in death. In this case report, we present a three-month and eight-day-old male baby who was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of non-bile vomiting and abdominal distension for three days.

Keywords

• i̇nfant
• infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
• vomiting