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Presentation of Case

A three-week-old girl was admitted to the hospital for the treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

The infant had been delivered by cesarean section because of an abnormal fetal-heart tracing. She was born at 39 weeks' gestation to a 38-year-old woman (gravida 5, para 2). There were no maternal risk factors for sepsis, and the prenatal screening tests were unremarkable. Hydramnios was noted on a fetal ultrasonographic study performed eight days before delivery. The birth weight was 3115 g; the Apgar scores were 4 at one minute and 8 at five minutes. The mother had received lithium during the pregnancy for . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnoses

Dr. Dennis P. Lund's Diagnoses

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnoses

References

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