The posterior approach to pyloric sonography.
Overlying bowel gas or gastric distension may occasionally hinder the sonographic diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. To address this problem, a novel approach for obtaining posterior views of the pylorus is reported. Utilizing this approach may decrease the incidence of nondiagnostic pyloric ultrasonography.
Sargent
S K
SK
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
Foote
S L
SL
Mooney
D P
DP
Shorter
N A
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D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016684:Prone Position; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography