Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in twins.
The current report has been devoted to the presentation of the diagnosis and operative treatment of congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in monozygotic twins. Special attention has been paid to a number of theories aiming to explain the aetiology and the mechanisms contributing to the development of congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
Szmytkowska
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Hospital Department of Paediatric Surgery, Independent Public Medical Care Department, Dr. J. Biziel Voivod Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland. szmytk@ozzl.org.pl
D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic