carrhill@cmcl2.UUCP (Brian Carrihill) (06/15/84)
A nephew of mine recently suffered from this ailment and his treatment raised several questions. To give some background, the boy is 6 months old and he began to repeatedly vomit up his food. This was also accompanied by weight loss. The problem was only correctly diagnosed after the boy had been examined separately by three doctors. Surgery was deemed necessary and a large tumor was found and removed. I do not know the circumstances immediately following surgery, but the boy was placed in the Intensive Care Unit and had difficulty regaining consciousness from the anesthetic. My questions are: How difficult is it to diagnose pyloric stenosis. How common is it in baby boys (he is the first son). How routine is the surgery and what probable scenario led to the boys futher complications. Is the difficulty gaining consciousness related to the childs ailment. These questions have puzzled me and I would appreciate any information members of the net can give. Thanks Brian Carrihill p.s. please reply by mail. The tail of my address is cmcl2!carrhill