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[Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in infants. A retrospective study of cases observed in the years 1970-1990].
La Pediatria medica e chirurgica : Medical and surgical pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Ceccarelli M, Villirillo A, Assanta N, Balsano L, Chiaravalloti G
Abstract excerpt
Although the definitive cause of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is unknown, it's probable that several predisposing risk factors would be associated with the condition. We analysed some perinatal factors in relation to the incidence of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis among children observed during the period 1970-90. We examined 61 infants with surgically confirmed hypertrophic pyloric stenosis...
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