Pyloric Stenosis
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Pyloric Stenosis Incidence
Facts about pyloric stenosis:
Pyloric stenosis is seen more often in males.
Pyloric stenosis occurs in about 1 of every 4,000 newborns.
It almost always occurs in infants.
Pyloric stenosis is very rare in adults.
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Pyloric Stenosis Symptoms
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Last Updated: Jul 3, 2008
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Pyloric Stenosis References:
Hernanz-Schulman M. Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Radiology. 2003 May;227(2):319-31.
Ibarguen-Secchia E. Endoscopic pyloromyotomy for congenital pyloric stenosis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2005 Apr;61(4):598-600.
White JS, Clements WD, Heggarty P, Sidhu S, Mackle E, Stirling I. Treatment of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in a district general hospital: a review of 160 cases. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Sep;38(9):1333-6.
