1/2. Wilkie's syndrome, a rare cause of vomiting and weight loss: diagnosis and therapy.Wilkie's syndrome is a rare disease that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of upper abdominal discomfort and weight loss. Compression of the inferior part of the horizontal duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery may result in high intestinal obstruction with postprandial or positional discomfort, vomiting and weight loss. The diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and confirmed by radiographic studies during a symptomatic period. Therapy of first choice is conservative. Nevertheless, surgical intervention with duodenojejunostomy is often required.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis mimicking idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.We report two infants with eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG). This rare disease can mimic the clinical symptoms and US appearance of idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS). US examination of the antropyloric region with a high-frequency linear transducer can assist in the differentiation of EG from IHPS, which is important because the therapeutic approaches are completely different. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of IHPS, especially when there has been an ineffective pyloromyotomy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |