Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: An association in twins?

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 383-385

  Yang, Gaby ^a   Brisseau, Guy ^a   Yanchar, Natalie L ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic factors; Pyloric stenosis; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; INFANT; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; VOMITING;

EID: 47849085777     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/13.5.383     Document Type: Article

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