Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: An infectious cause?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Sherwood, W ^a   Choudhry, M ^a   Lakhoo, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Pyloric stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; INFANTILE HYPERTROPHIC PYLORIC STENOSIS; INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FECES; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC;

EID: 33845888504     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1813-6     Document Type: Article

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