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Infantile pyloric stenosis is a relatively common condition that causes severe projectile non-bilious vomiting in the first few weeks of life. It results from hypertrophy of the muscles surrounding the pylorus leading to its narrowing and gastric outlet obstruction.
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Al-Salem, A. (2014). Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. In: An Illustrated Guide to Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06665-3_18
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