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Pyloric stenosis, also known as infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis occurs secondary to hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the muscular layers (circular and longitudinal) of the pylorus, causing gastric outlet obstruction. The clinical features, diagnosis and management are discussed.
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Al-Salem, A.H. (2020). Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. In: Atlas of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29211-9_45
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