Adult idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis presenting with gastroduodenal intussusception: A rare case report
Loo Guo Hou,
Baharudin Nadia Nafasha,
Hameed Sultan Mohamed Arif
et al.
Abstract:Adult idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (AIHPS) is a rare entity first described by Cruveilhier in 1835. There are only approximately 200 cases reported in the English literature to date. Histologically, it may be mistaken for spindle cell neoplasms such as gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). Patients with AIHPS usually present with early satiety, abdominal fullness, postprandial vomiting, epigastric pain, and eructations. Adult intussusception is rare and only accounts for 5% of all intussusception… Show more
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