Infant With Recurrent Vomiting and Poor Weight Gain Secondary to an Aberrant Subclavian Artery
Failure to thrive (FTT) is a term commonly used to characterize slower-than-expected weight gain. While inadequate caloric intake is the predominant cause, failure to thrive is a manifestation of undernutrition often resulting from the interplay of multiple etiologies. This case highlights the diagn...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-03, Vol.15 (3), p.e36856 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Failure to thrive (FTT) is a term commonly used to characterize slower-than-expected weight gain. While inadequate caloric intake is the predominant cause, failure to thrive is a manifestation of undernutrition often resulting from the interplay of multiple etiologies. This case highlights the diagnosis and management of an infant who presented with recurrent large-volume emesis and poor weight gain secondary to esophageal compression from an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA). |
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ISSN: | 2168-8184 2168-8184 |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.36856 |