RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145458234
T1 Pyloric Stenosis
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458234
RD 2024/04/20
AB Postnatal  muscular  hypertrophy  of  the  pylorusProgressive  gastric  outlet  obstruction,  nonbilious  vomiting,  dehydration,  and  alkalosis  in  infants  younger  than  12  weeksUpper  GI  contrast  radiographs  or  abdominal  ultrasound  are  diagnosticCause  is  unknown.Incidence  is  1–8  per  1000  births,  with  a  4:1  male  predominanceStudies  suggest  that  erythromycin  given  in  the  neonatal  period  is  associated  with  a  higher  incidence  of  pyloric  stenosis