Hypoplastic or absent mandibular frenulum: A new predictive sign of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Among 25 patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, a hypoplastic or absent mandibular frenulum was noted in 92%, compared with 1.6% of 319 control infants (P

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2000-03, Vol.136 (3), p.408-410
Main Authors: De Felice, Claudio, Di Maggio, Giovanni, Zagordo, Luigi, Parrini, Stefano, Toti, Paolo, Tota, Giovanni, Bagnoli, Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Hypertrophy
Infant, Newborn
Labial Frenum - abnormalities
Male
Medical sciences
Other diseases. Semiology
Pyloric Stenosis - complications
Pyloric Stenosis - pathology
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
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Summary:Among 25 patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, a hypoplastic or absent mandibular frenulum was noted in 92%, compared with 1.6% of 319 control infants (P
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1067/mpd.2000.103506