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What Causes Vomiting And Swollen Stomach In Infant?
9 month baby - projectile vomiting and swollen belly Hi, my 9 months old boy has been vomiting every other day for 6 days now and he seems to still have a swollen belly after he s vomited a lot. Would you have any suggestions as to what the problem might be? Thank you
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
HI...by what you quote I feel that it could be a -
1. Gastric outlet obstruction
2. Sub-clinical intestinal obstruction
3. Idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (though unlikely due to age)
I suggest you get a pediatric surgical consult regarding this.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
1. Gastric outlet obstruction
2. Sub-clinical intestinal obstruction
3. Idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (though unlikely due to age)
I suggest you get a pediatric surgical consult regarding this.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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