Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: Tips and tricks for ultrasound diagnosis

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-250

  Costa Dias, Sílvia ^a,b   Swinson, Sophie ^c   Torrão, Helena ^a   Gonçalves, Lígia ^a   Kurochka, Svitlana ^a   Vaz, Carlos Pina ^a   Mendes, Vasco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

^b Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust ^*  (Portugal)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870363546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0168-x     Document Type: Review

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