RT Book, Section
A1 Graff, Danielle M.
A1 Paul, Ronald I.
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
SR Print(0)
ID 1155297463
T1 Pyloric Stenosis
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259860751
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155297463
RD 2022/05/21
AB Pyloric  stenosis  presents  most  commonly  between  5  to  6  weeks  of  age.Progressive  non-bilious  projectile  vomiting  is  the  most  common  presenting  symptom.The  typical  electrolyte  imbalance  is  hypochloremic  metabolic  alkalosis.Diagnosis  is  confirmed  by  ultrasound,  and  rarely  by  a  fluoroscopic  upper  GI  contrast  study.Treatment  is  surgical  pyloromyotomy.