Twins with congenital hypertrophy of infantile pyloric stenosis
- Author:
Hock Beng CHUA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gastric outlet obstruction;
pyloromyotomy;
pyloric stenosis
- From:Brunei International Medical Journal
2010;6(3):149-152
- CountryBrunei Darussalam
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Congenital hypertrophy of infantile pyloric stenosis (CHIPS) is an acquired condition where the thickened pyloric sphincter causes high grade gastric outlet obstruction. The incidence is higher in the West compared to the East. Over a 15 years period, there has only been a single case of pyloric stenosis in a patient of Caucasian descent in our local setting. A rare and interesting set of six weeks old male twins with CHIPS is reported. Both patients responded well to pyloromyotomy.
