loading...| Preferred Name |
Pyloric stenosis |
| Synonyms |
Pylorus stenosis Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis |
| Definitions |
Pyloric stenosis, also known as infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, is an uncommon condition in infants characterized by abnormal thickening of the pylorus muscles in the stomach leading to gastric outlet obstruction. Clinically infants are well at birth. Then, at 3 to 6 weeks of age, the infants present with projectile vomiting, potentially leading to dehydration and weight loss. Pyloric stenosis occurs in the first few months of life. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002021 |
| comment |
Pyloric stenosis occurs in the first few months of life. |
| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:367403001 Fyler:4444 UMLS:C0034194 MEDDRA:10037621 MSH:D011707 |
| definition |
Pyloric stenosis, also known as infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, is an uncommon condition in infants characterized by abnormal thickening of the pylorus muscles in the stomach leading to gastric outlet obstruction. Clinically infants are well at birth. Then, at 3 to 6 weeks of age, the infants present with projectile vomiting, potentially leading to dehydration and weight loss. |
| has_exact_synonym |
Pylorus stenosis Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0002021 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
Pyloric stenosis |
| notation |
HP:0002021 |
| prefLabel |
Pyloric stenosis |
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