Case report: Late-onset hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in a 3-year-old boy: It is never too late

Case report: Late-onset hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in a 3-year-old boy: It is never too late

Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (HPS) represents a relatively rare occurrence beyond infancy. Here, we present the case of a barely 3-year-old boy diagnosed with late-onset HPS and successfully treated with extra-mucosal pyloromyotomy. We review the literature, challenging the principle that more aggr...

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Main Authors: Onofrio Iacoviello, Giuseppe Verriello, Stefania Castellaneta, Stefano Palladino, Michela Wong, Girolamo Mattioli, Paola Giordano, Ruggiero Francavilla, Fernanda Cristofori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
pyloromyotomy
laparoscopy
hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
vomit
surgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.949144/full

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