Gastric Disorders

Introduction

The stomach is one of the most resilient organs in the gastrointestinal tract. While gastric pathology is much less common in children than adults, the stomach can be a site of acute obstruction or perforation requiring emergent surgery at any point in childhood. This section will discuss the variety of surgical conditions that a pediatric surgeon may encounter during routine practice.

see also Congenital Gastric Anomalies, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Gastroparesis, Spontaneous Gastric Perforationand Gastric Tumors

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Last updated: February 3, 2021