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Pyloric stenosis in the ethnic groups of Singapore

Chong AYH 1 , Lee HP 2

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  • 1 ALAN Y. H. CHONG, MB8S, MRACP, MMed, Paediatrics. Department of Paediatrics and Department of Social Medicine, University of Singapore.
  • 2 H. P. LEE, MBBS, MSc, Public Health. Department of Paediatrics and Department of Social Medicine, University of Singapore.
Singapore Med J, 1976 Sep;17(3):181-3.
PMID: 1019617

Abstract

The incidence of congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis among 141,215 Chinese, Malay and Indian live births in Singapore from 1972 to 1974 was determined. The incidence per 100,000 live births among these ethnic groups are: Chinese 21.2, Malay 9.7 and Indian 35.0. Pyloric stenosis is not absent although rare in oriental babies.

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