Clinical presentation of pyloric stenosis: The change is in our hands

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 134-137

  Shaoul, Ron ^a   Enav, Benjamin ^a   Steiner, Zvi ^a,b   Mogilner, Jorge ^a,b   Jaffe, Mcihael ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical skills; Diagnostic; Diagnostic imaging; Infants; Palpation; Pyloric stenosis

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM;

AGE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; HYPOCHLOREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; NEWBORN PERIOD; ORGAN SIZE; PALPATION; PH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PYLOROMYOTOMY; PYLORUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH TUMOR; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; PYLORIC STENOSIS; PYLORUS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642394195     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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