Diagnosis and treatment of primary hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) in older children

• Main Authors: C. Plessi (Author), M. Sica (Author), F. Molinaro (Author), G. Fusi (Author), F. Rossi (Author), M. Costantini (Author), F. Roviello (Author), L. Marano (Author), A. D'ignazio (Author), C. Spinelli (Author), R. Angotti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is the most important cause of non-bilious vomiting during infancy and it is usually idiopathic. It is very rare in older children and adolescents, in which gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is more typically secondary to other conditions. Gastrointestinal malforma...