[Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. A unique familial case].

Minerva Pediatr

Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona.

Published: April 1991

The paper reports the case of family in which the mother and sons were affected by hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Epidemiological, etiopathogenetic and diagnostic aspects of the disease are taken into account.

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