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Doctors Save 14-Day-Old Newborn After Emergency Stomach Surgery
A 14-day-old baby became very sick and could not keep food down.
The baby was dehydrated and vomiting.
Doctors found that a condition called hypertrophic pyloric stenosis was blocking the exit from the stomach.
The baby was treated at Aster Narayanadri Hospitals in Tirupati.
Pediatric surgeon Dr Prasanna Venkatesh performed emergency surgery.
Anaesthesiologist Dr Srikanth helped during the operation.
The baby recovered in the hospital’s Level III NICU.
The infant later began feeding normally again.
Doctors at Aster Narayanadri Hospitals in Tirupati saved a 14-day-old newborn.
The baby had severe gastric outlet obstruction caused by hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
The infant was admitted with acute dehydration and vomiting.
Pediatric surgeon Dr Prasanna Venkatesh performed emergency surgery with anaesthesiologist Dr Srikanth.
The baby recovered in the Level III NICU and resumed normal feeds.
- Who
- A 14-day-old newborn was treated by a multidisciplinary team at Aster Narayanadri Hospitals.
- What
- Doctors performed emergency surgery for severe gastric outlet obstruction caused by hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
- Where
- Aster Narayanadri Hospitals in Tirupati.
- When
- The treatment occurred when the baby was 14 days old.
- Why
- The baby had acute dehydration and vomiting caused by the obstruction.
Key facts
- Patient
- 14-day-old newborn
- Condition
- Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis causing severe gastric outlet obstruction
- Initial symptoms
- Acute dehydration and vomiting
- Procedure
- Emergency surgery
- Pediatric surgeon
- Dr Prasanna Venkatesh
- Recovery
- The baby recovered in the Level III NICU and resumed normal feeds
- Hospital
- Aster Narayanadri Hospitals, Tirupati
Sources
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