- Case Report
- Medical Treatment of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Using Intravenous Atropine Sulfate
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Kun Hee Lim, Son Moon Shin, Han Ku Moon, Mi Soo Hwang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(6):874-878. Published online June 15, 1999
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Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis(IHPS) is one of the most common causes of nonbilious vomiting in early infancy, and is caused by hypertrophied pyloric muscle but its exact etiology and pathogenesis are still unknown. Fredet-Ramstedt pyloromyotomy has been accepted as the treatment of choice for IHPS. Atropine is a cholinergic blocking agent with potent antimuscarinic activity that decreases peristaltic contractions... |
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