Pyloric stenosis at a tertiary hospital in Uganda

• Main Authors: Innocent Okello (Author), Rovine Naluyimbazi (Author), Alicia Massenga (Author), Sarah Ullrich (Author), Nasser Kakembo (Author), Phyllis Kisa (Author), John Sekabira (Author), Stella Nimanya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Worldwide, infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis has an incidence of 3 in 1000 livebirths, with an unknown etiology. Even when babies present with characteristic symptoms, it is often misdiagnosed leading to late referral for appropriate surgical care. The purpose of this study...