hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
pyloric stenosis caused by muscular hypertrophy and mucosal edema, occurring chiefly in infants; symptoms include nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, anorexia, weight loss, dehydration, and hypochloremic alkalosis; affected infants have a palpable pyloric mass and visible peristalsis.

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