Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4156413 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In this case study, we report a male infant with pyloric atresia, extreme gastric distension, and a caliber-persistent gastric artery (Dieulafoy lesion) with massive gastric bleeding. After a transverse pyloroplasty and endoscopic hemoclip application to the caliber-persistent gastric artery, very slow gastric emptying developed, which required repeated surgical interventions. Gastroduodenostomy failed to promote gastric emptying. The intraoperative and postmortem histologic examinations of the gastric wall revealed a loss of interstitial cells of Cajal, which possibly explains the extreme motility disorder.
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Authors
Edit Polonkai, Andrea Nagy, István Csízy, Csaba Molnár, Tamás Rőszer, György Balla, Tamás Józsa,