Life-threatening electrolyte abnormalities in pyloric stenosis
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is an idiopathic disorder of infancy where the hypertrophic and enlarged pyloric muscle causes gastric obstructive symptoms of progressive emesis leading to hypochloremic, hypokalemic, metabolic alkalosis. Although this condition is ultimately treated s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618303567 |