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Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in twins. 2000

K Szmytkowska

Hospital Department of Paediatric Surgery, Independent Public Medical Care Department, Dr. J. Biziel Voivod Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland. szmytk@ozzl.org.pl

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.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006984	Hypertrophy	General increase in bulk of a part or organ due to CELL ENLARGEMENT and accumulation of FLUIDS AND SECRETIONS, not due to tumor formation, nor to an increase in the number of cells (HYPERPLASIA).	Hypertrophies
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D011707	Pyloric Stenosis	Narrowing of the pyloric canal with varied etiology. A common form is due to muscle hypertrophy (PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC) seen in infants.	Pyloric Obstruction,Pylorus Obstruction,Stenosis, Pyloric,Obstruction, Pyloric,Obstruction, Pylorus,Pyloric Obstructions,Pylorus Obstructions
D004200	Diseases in Twins	Disorders affecting TWINS, one or both, at any age.	Diseases in Twin,Twin, Diseases in,Twins, Diseases in,in Twin, Diseases,in Twins, Diseases
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014430	Twins, Monozygotic	Two off-spring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from a single fertilized OVUM that split into two EMBRYOS. Such twins are usually genetically identical and of the same sex.	Twins, Identical,Identical Twin,Identical Twins,Monozygotic Twin,Monozygotic Twins,Twin, Identical,Twin, Monozygotic