Pediatric Gastroparesis

  • Etiology: Decreased to absent gastric motility
  • Imaging: Distended stomach filled with fluid and solid food
  • DDX: Bezoar, imaging right after a large meal is eaten
  • Complications: Gastroesophageal reflux which can cause aspiration pneumonia
  • Treatment: Usually medical
  • Clinical:

Radiology Cases of Gastroparesis

AXR of gastroparesis
AXR upright shows an extremely distended stomach with an air-fluid level within it that is displacing the transverse colon inferiorly.