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Pyloric stenosis

MedGen UID:
18780
Concept ID:
C0034194
Finding; Pathologic Function
Synonym: Pyloric stenosis (disease)
SNOMED CT: PS - Pyloric stenosis (367403001); Pyloric stenosis (367403001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001561

Definition

Narrowing of the pyloric lumen caused either by hypertrophy of the surrounding muscles or tissue scarring due to a chronic peptic ulcer. [from NCI]

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Hendricks CM, Edgerton CA, Lesher AP
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Therapy

Sullivan KJ, Chan E, Vincent J, Iqbal M, Wayne C, Nasr A; Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Evidence-Based Resource
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Peters B, Oomen MW, Bakx R, Benninga MA
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Prognosis

Hendricks CM, Edgerton CA, Lesher AP
Am Surg 2018 Sep 1;84(9):e354-e356. PMID: 30269705
Sullivan KJ, Chan E, Vincent J, Iqbal M, Wayne C, Nasr A; Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Evidence-Based Resource
Pediatrics 2016 Jan;137(1) Epub 2015 Dec 30 doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-2550. PMID: 26719292
Ranells JD, Carver JD, Kirby RS
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Clinical prediction guides

Sullivan KJ, Chan E, Vincent J, Iqbal M, Wayne C, Nasr A; Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Evidence-Based Resource
Pediatrics 2016 Jan;137(1) Epub 2015 Dec 30 doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-2550. PMID: 26719292
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Recent systematic reviews

Obaid YY, Toubasi AA, Albustanji FH, Al-Qawasmeh AR
J Pediatr Surg 2023 Mar;58(3):458-466. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.08.016. PMID: 36137827
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