Haydarpasa Numune Med J. 2022; 62(3): 359-363 | DOI: 10.14744/hnhj.2020.38801

Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in Severe Jaundiced Infantile Case Tried to be Treated with Al-Hijamah

Sabri Cansaran¹, Ayþenur Celayir², Oktav Bosnalý², Serdar Moralýoðlu², Abdulkadir Bozaykut^3
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tokat State Hospital, Tokat, Türkiye
²Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Turkey; Istanbul Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Diseases Health Training and Research Center, Ýstanbul, Türkiye
³Department of Pediatrics, University of Health Sciences, Turkey; Istanbul Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children's Diseases Health Training and Research Center, Ýstanbul, Türkiye

Cupping therapy, in its traditional name in the Middle East as al-hijamah, is a traditional and complementary treatment method that generally uses containers placed on the skin to create negative pressure through suction, and has been used all over the world from past to present. Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a disease in which the outlet of the stomach undergoes almost complete obstruction due to the hypertrophy of the pyloric canal. It is seen in infants in the 1 months after birth and it’s the most effective treatment is surgery. This study discusses a patient with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, in whom the traditional alternative medicine method was performed due to severe jaundice, and then treated surgically.

Keywords: Al-hijamah, cupping therapy, infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, traditional and complementary medicine

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