Sonography is used to diagnose infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, but little information is available about the appearance of postoperative sono-graphs.
Yu-Lan Huang+6 more
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Learning curves for pediatric laparoscopy: how many operations are enough? The Amsterdam experience with laparoscopic pyloromyotomy [PDF]
Few studies on the surgical outcomes of open (OP) versus laparoscopic pyloromyotomy (LP) in the treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis have been published.
C Ramstedt+20 more
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Challenges in the Anaesthetic Management of Congenital Disorder Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis [PDF]
Pyloric stenosis is characterised by a thicker, lengthened, and larger pylorus as well as hypertrophy of the circular and, to a lesser extent, the longitudinal smooth muscles.The classical presenting features are non-bilious, projectile vomiting, visible
Monika Sharma+2 more
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Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: a single institution’s experience [PDF]
Background/purpose Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is said to be relatively common in the western world, but its incidence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is unknown.
Ahmed, AA+10 more
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Perioperative apnea in infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: A systematic review
Abstract Background Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) leads to excessive vomiting and metabolic alkalosis, which may subsequently cause apnea. Although it is generally assumed that metabolic derangements should be corrected prior to surgery to prevent apnea, the exact incidence of perioperative apneas in infants with IHPS and the ...
Fenne A. I. M. van den Bunder+6 more
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Pyloric stenosis at a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Background Worldwide, infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis has an incidence of 3 in 1000 livebirths, with an unknown etiology. Even when babies present with characteristic symptoms, it is often misdiagnosed leading to late referral for appropriate ...
Innocent Okello+7 more
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The Confusing Tale of Foreign Body Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Background: Duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies that can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth up to the anus. Acquired gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) during infancy beyond the neonatal period is a very rare condition ...
Nader Mutwakel Osman
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The effect of varying degrees of stenosis on transition to turbulence in oscillatory flows [PDF]
Many complications in physiology are associated with a deviation in flow in arteries due to a stenosis. The presence of stenosis may transition the flow to weak turbulence. The degree of stenosis as well as its configuration whether symmetric or non-symmetric to the parent artery influences whether the flow would stay laminar or transition to ...
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Clinical findings versus imaging studies in the diagnosis of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis [PDF]
Background: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is the most common surgical cause of vomiting in early infancy and can be diagnosed clinically or by imaging studies.Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of clinical examination ...
Jaafar, Sahned, Saeed, Dereen M.
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Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and bilious vomiting: An unusual presentation
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in infants, presenting with nonbilious projectile vomiting.
Justina O Seyi-Olajide+5 more
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