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pyloric atresia

Sunday 5 August 2007

Congenital pyloric atresia (CPA) is a very rare malformation. It can occur as an isolated lesion or in association with other genetically determined conditions such as epidermolysis bullosa (MIM.226730) or aplasia cutis congenital, or form part of the hereditary multiple intestinal atresias syndrome.

Associations

- epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia (MIM.226730)

References

- Al-Salem A, Nawaz A, Matta H, Jacobsz A. Congenital pyloric atresia: the spectrum. Int Surg. 2002 Jul-Sep;87(3):147-51. PMID: 12403088