Gastric diverticulum causing gastric outlet obstruction in the setting of duodenal atresia

Duodenal obstruction due to duodenal atresia occurs in 1 in 10,000 live births and is the most common type of intestinal obstruction in neonates [1–3]. Gastric outlet obstruction in the newborn period from causes other than hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is very uncommon [3]. Potential etiologies inc...

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Main Authors: Devashis Mukherjee, Benjamin Sopczynski, Martin Espinosa, Pavan Brahmamdam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617303469