...pyloric stenosis have died in the 1600s?
2007-01-21 10:48:10 · 2 answers · asked by pgufs 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Likely the child would die as pyloric stenosis is usually diagnosed by xray, which they would not have had then. It also is usually managed with surgery, which they wouldn't have done in the 1600's. The severe vomiting the child would have experienced would have led to dehydration, and they would not have known to use intravenous hydration or been able to keep nutrients in the child. Not to mention, back then the persistent and violent vomiting probably would have led some to conclude that the child was possessed by evil spirits and they would have done something to exorcise the demons--that in itself may have led to the child's demise.
2007-01-21 10:57:15 · answer #1 · answered by chrissy25 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most likely - probably from fluid/electrolyte imbalance secondary to vomiting. It wasn't until the 17th century that pyloric stenosis was first reported in autopsy findings, and then not very accurately until Dr. Hirschsprung described it in 1887.
2007-01-21 11:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by Boo-mom_36 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋