The Ewha Medical Journal  2012;35(1):16-20

doi:10.12771/emj.2012.35.1.16

Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis.

Kum Ja CHOI 1

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Keywords

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Infant; Treatment; History

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

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.