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Infantile myofibromatosis: a most unusual cause of gastric outlet obstruction

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Non-bilious vomiting in the newborn is common. Etiologies include both surgical and medical conditions. Gastroesophageal reflux, soy or milk protein allergy, and prostaglandin-induced foveolar hyperplasia are among the medical causes. Surgical entities include gastric antral webs, pre-ampullary duodenal and pyloric atresia, and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. We report the unique case of an 8-day-old girl who presented with gastric outlet obstruction secondary to infantile myofibromatosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, 100 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA

    Kellie Rohrer, Robyn Murphy, Caroline Thresher, Nabil Jacir & Kerry Bergman

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Rohrer, K., Murphy, R., Thresher, C. et al. Infantile myofibromatosis: a most unusual cause of gastric outlet obstruction. Pediatr Radiol 35, 808–811 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-005-1449-z

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