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** Distended [[stomach]]
** Distended [[stomach]]
** Crowded intervening mucosa that protrudes into the distended portion of the [[antrum]] ('''nipple sign''')
** Crowded intervening mucosa that protrudes into the distended portion of the [[antrum]] ('''nipple sign''')
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Overview

Ultrasonography is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis.

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Gold standard of choice:

  • Ultrasonography is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis.
  • The following result of Ultrasonography is confirmatory of infantile pyloric stenosis:
    • Thickened prepyloric antrum bridging the duodenal bulb
    • Distended stomach
    • Crowded intervening mucosa that protrudes into the distended portion of the antrum (nipple sign)

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