Abstract

CORDOBA, Keila et al. Antral stenosis in children: endoscopic management. Gen [online]. 2013, vol.67, n.2, pp.96-100. ISSN 0016-3503.

The tractus gastric obstruction of exit is frequent in infancy; its etiology is diverse and includes congenital causes and adquired. the clinical manifestations are varied and specific like pain And or abdominal distension, vomiting, and weight loss the diagnosis is carry out through anamnesis backed up in studies of images like simple radiology, and contrasted and at times, echography and abdominal TAC. The digestive superior endoscopy confirms the diagnosis and provides value forecast and therapeutic. The treatment, has been surgery eversince with variable specter of surgical technologists and morbidity and mortality associated however, since the arrival of the endoscopic techniques and the appearing of the baron "through-the-scope", the endoscopic treatment constitutes the front line of treatment. Two patients of 2 and 5 years old that consulted our service for presenting vomiting, abdominal distension and weight loss of a month of evolution, receiving appropriate treatment without improvement, whose obstruction of exit was diagnosed initially gastric prepyloric ulcer healedwas associated. In one of them the antecedent of ingestion of acid sweet was yielded and in the second one there was not anhy cause. Resolution was satisfactory in both for dilatation endoscopic antropyloric with pneumatic ball, without complications.

Keywords : antral stenosis; balloon dilation; caustics.

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