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

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.