Sonography in the diagnosis of pediatric
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Govind B. Chavhan; Shreyas Masrani; Hemangini Thakkar; Vijay Hanchate; Joseph La
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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G astrointestinal (GI) obstruction in children has either congenital or acquired causes. In newborns and infants, congenital disorders such as hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), duodenal atresia, and midgut volvulus cause GI obstruction; in older children, acquired conditions such as intussuscepti