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Pyloric Stenosis

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Pyloric stenosis is a common pediatric surgical emergency commonly seen in the first 2 months of life. Child presents with classical metabolic derangement in the form of hypochloremic, hyponatremic metabolic alkalosis. Clinically, a pyloric ‘tumor’ can be identified usually by test feed. More recently, ultrasound is used more regularly to identify the condition. A ‘pyloric index’ is identified to diagnose the condition by ultrasound. Pyloromyotomy is the treatment of choice and can be performed by open or laparoscopic technique.

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  1. Department of pediatric Surgery, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS, London, UK

    Shailee Sheth & Ashish P. Desai

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Stefano Guandalini

  2. Clinical Director Child Health King’s College Hospital, Professor and Director Pediatric Liver, GI and Nutrition Center, London, United Kingdom

    Anil Dhawan

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Hebrew University Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

    David Branski

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Sheth, S., Desai, A. (2016). Pyloric Stenosis. In: Guandalini, S., Dhawan, A., Branski, D. (eds) Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17169-2_4

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