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

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.