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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