Ultrasonography of pylorospasm: Findings may simulate hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 705-711

  Cohen, Harris L ^a,b   Zinn, Harry L ^a   Haller, Jack O ^a   Homel, Peter J ^a   Stoane, Jason M ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Pylorospasm; Vomiting, pediatric

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; NEONATAL MONITORING; PEDIATRICS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

HYPERTROPHIC PYLORIC STENOSIS; PYLOROSPASM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE SPASM; NEWBORN; PYLORUS; SIMULATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0032213409     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1998.17.11.705     Document Type: Article

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