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Pyloric stenosis in a patient with pure esophageal atresia: A difficult diagnosis

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is brought to attention by its characteristic non-bilious vomiting. In a patient with pure esophageal atresia and a feeding gastrostomy, the symptoms were modified and the diagnosis was delayed. This case report highlights the clinical features of this rare combination,...

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Autor principal: Chattopadhyay, Anindya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3983763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24741218
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.129610
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Sumario:Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is brought to attention by its characteristic non-bilious vomiting. In a patient with pure esophageal atresia and a feeding gastrostomy, the symptoms were modified and the diagnosis was delayed. This case report highlights the clinical features of this rare combination, whose diagnosis was easily established once the entity was considered.