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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2013; 19(37): 6292-6295
Published online Oct 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6292
Video capsule endoscopy and CT enterography in diagnosing adult hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Grigoriy E Gurvits, Amy Tan, Dmitri Volkov
Grigoriy E Gurvits, Department of Gastroenterology, New York University School of Medicine/Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, United States
Amy Tan, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States
Dmitri Volkov, Department of Anesthesiology, New York University School of Medicine/Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, United States
Author contributions: Gurvits GE, Tan A and Volkov D contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Grigoriy E Gurvits, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, New York University School of Medicine/Langone Medical Center, 530 First Avenue, SKI-9N, New York, NY 10016, United States. dr.gurvits@hotmail.com
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Received: April 25, 2013
Revised: August 1, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: October 7, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: Classic descriptors and latest developments and potential role for capsule endoscopy in differential diagnosis of adult hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HSP). First ever case of 3 years of video capsule retention in a patient. First ever report of diagnosing adult HPS with video capsule and/or with computed tomography-enterography. Physiologic effects of video capsule on symptoms in adult HPS. Differentiating between adult HPS and gastroparesis. Advances in treatment of adult HPS.