An Unusual Surgical Cause of Pyloric Stenosis in an 8-Month-Old Infant

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is the most common surgical cause of nonbilious, projectile vomiting in children. Its incidence is estimated to be 2–5/1000 live births and has been noted to be quite rare in African-Americans, Asians, and Indians. It is more common in infants under 6 m...

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Published in:Afr J Paediatr Surg
Main Authors: Banda, Francis Msume, Mutapanduwa, M. G., Goutam, C., Steenhoff, A., Joel, Dipesalema
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369598/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30688283
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajps.AJPS_118_16
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