Immediate Emergency Department Diagnosis of Pyloric Stenosis with Point-of-care Ultrasound
A 15-day-old male who was born at term presented with non-bilious projectile vomiting. He was nontoxic and his abdomen was benign without masses. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) showed hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS). Typical findings include target sign; pyloric muscle thickness greater than t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9bx5m1b3 |