THE COMBINATION OF LADD’S SYNDROME WITH CONGENITAL HYPERTROPHIC PYLORIC STENOSIS

Abstract

Background. The combination of the two congenital pathological conditions – compression of the duodenum by embryonic cords of the peritoneum and congenital inversion of the small intestine and right half of the colon due to incomplete bowel rotation – was described in detail by W. E. Ladd in 1932, thus the pathology is known as “Ladd’s syndrome” (LS). Congenital pyloric stenosis belongs to a group of severe birth defects. The disease is based on a congenital violation of the morphological structures of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach due to hypertrophy of the circular muscle layer and interstitial tissue leading to pyloric stenosis and impaired patency in this part of the gastrointestinal tract. Objective. Demonstration of diagnostics and treatment peculiarities of a rare case of a combined pathology of the gastrointestinal tract in a newborn. Material and methods. The data from clinical observation of the patient M., 3 days old, who was treated in the neonatal Department of the Grodno regional children’s clinical hospital (GODKB) since December 2018 till March 2019. Results. The child was found to have a combination of Ladd’s syndrome with congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Successful correction of the birth defects was performed. Conclusion. We have presented a case report that hasn’t been yet described in literature. Despite the diffculties in diagnostics, the patient was discharged with recovery. The follow-up examination in 2020 revealed no abnormalities in the child’s development.