Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis.
10.12771/emj.2012.35.1.16
- Author:
Kum Ja CHOI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kumchoi@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis;
Infant;
Treatment;
History
- MeSH:
Humans;
Infant;
Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic;
Vomiting
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2012;35(1):16-20
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is common surgical disease in infants having vomiting. This disease is still not fully documented despite of various hypotheses. This article reviews the literature on the etiology, clinical course, diagnosis and management of IHPS including recent opinion.
