ACUTE GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION DUE TO AN IATROGENIC CAUSE

Purpose: Ultrasound features in acute gastric outlet obstruction caused by prostaglandin infusion. Methods and Materials: Mucosa hyperplasia is an uncommon cause of gastric outlet obstruction in neonatal period. The main etiologic factor of this disorder is long-term prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) infusion. PGE1 administration is used to maintain the patency of the ductus arteriosus in neonates with ductal-dependent cyanotic congenital heart diseases. The treatment although life saving is limited with possible side effects. The pathophysiology of prostaglandin induced gastric mucosa hyperplasia is based on delayed sene…