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July 1971, Vol 122, No. 1 >
Article | July 1971

Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in Older Infants FREE

Carl W. Konvolinka, MD, FACS; Charles R. Wermuth, MD
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Received for publication Sept 11, 1970; accepted Jan 7, 1971.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa 17821 (Dr. Konvolinka).


Am J Dis Child. 1971;122(1):76-79. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1971.02110010112023.
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Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is rarely seen after 3 months of age. There have been only six well documented cases reported previously. No one theory adequately explains the etiology of all cases.

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Rendle-Short J, Zachary RB:  Congenital pyloric stenosis in older babies . Arch Dis Child 30:70-71, 1955;.
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Parmelee AH: Diseases of the Esophagus and Stomach in McQuarrie Brenneman's Practice of Pediatrics , III. Hagerstown, Md, WF Prior Co, Inc, 1949;.
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Ward RS: Pediatrics , ed 12. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc, 1953;, p 438.
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Hyde I:  An unusual case of congenital pyloric stenosis . Brit Med J 5152:620-621, 1959;.
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Couvreur J, Gerbeaux J:  Stenoses hypertrophiques du pylore a revelation tardive chez le nourrisson et au cours de la deuxieme enfance . Pediatrie 23:397-403, 1968;.
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Lehman W:  Neuere Amschauungen über die sogenannte kongenitale pylorusstenose . Z Kinderheilk 50:691-693, 1930;.
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Friesen SR, Pearse AGE:  Pathogenesis of congenital pyloric stenosis: Histochemical analysis of pyloric ganglion cells . Surgery 53:604-608, 1963;.
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Okamoto E, Iwasaki T, Kakutani T, et al:  Selective destruction of the myenteric plexus: Its relation to Hirschprung's disease, acholasia of the esophagus and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis . J Pediat Surg 2:444-454, 1967;.
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Knight CD:  Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in the adult . Ann Surg 153:899-910, 1961;.

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References

1 +
Rendle-Short J, Zachary RB:  Congenital pyloric stenosis in older babies . Arch Dis Child 30:70-71, 1955;.
2 +
Parmelee AH: Diseases of the Esophagus and Stomach in McQuarrie Brenneman's Practice of Pediatrics , III. Hagerstown, Md, WF Prior Co, Inc, 1949;.
3 +
Ward RS: Pediatrics , ed 12. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc, 1953;, p 438.
4 +
Hyde I:  An unusual case of congenital pyloric stenosis . Brit Med J 5152:620-621, 1959;.
5 +
Couvreur J, Gerbeaux J:  Stenoses hypertrophiques du pylore a revelation tardive chez le nourrisson et au cours de la deuxieme enfance . Pediatrie 23:397-403, 1968;.
6 +
Lehman W:  Neuere Amschauungen über die sogenannte kongenitale pylorusstenose . Z Kinderheilk 50:691-693, 1930;.
7 +
Friesen SR, Pearse AGE:  Pathogenesis of congenital pyloric stenosis: Histochemical analysis of pyloric ganglion cells . Surgery 53:604-608, 1963;.
8 +
Okamoto E, Iwasaki T, Kakutani T, et al:  Selective destruction of the myenteric plexus: Its relation to Hirschprung's disease, acholasia of the esophagus and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis . J Pediat Surg 2:444-454, 1967;.
9 +
Knight CD:  Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in the adult . Ann Surg 153:899-910, 1961;.

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