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Narrowing of the pyloric canal with varied etiology. A common form is due to muscle hypertrophy (PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC) seen in infants.
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- Stenosis, Pyloric
- Pyloric Obstruction
- Pylorus Obstruction
- Obstruction, Pyloric
- Obstruction, Pylorus
- Pyloric Obstructions
- Pylorus Obstructions
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pyloric Stenosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011707. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011707
- Pyloric Stenosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyloric_stenosis
- Pyloric Stenosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1027995