Pyloric stenosis: Is over-reliance on ultrasound scans leading to negative explorations?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 328-330

  Misra, D ^a,b   Akhter, A ^a   Potts, S R ^a   Brown, S ^a   Boston, V E ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Paediatric Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pyloric stenosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PYLORUS STENOSIS;

EID: 0031427392     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071185     Document Type: Article

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