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Review
. 2018 Jun;18(6):173-177.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2018.03.001. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

Anaesthesia for pyloromyotomy

R Craig  1 , A Deeley  1
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Review

Anaesthesia for pyloromyotomy

R Craig et al. BJA Educ. 2018 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

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Fig 1
Ultrasound images of the gastric antrum. Full gastric antrum, showing the starry night appearance, at the top. Empty antrum at the bottom after evacuation of the gastric contents by aspiration of the NG tube.
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