Target sign (pyloric stenosis)

Target sign
(pyloric stenosis) • Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Mudgal, P. Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Case study, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 02 Nov 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22203 • CC by-nc-sa 3.0 (modified)
Target sign
(pyloric stenosis) • Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Mistry, K. Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Case study, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 02 Nov 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-34783 • CC by-nc-sa 3.0 (modified)
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The target sign of pyloric stenosis is a sign seen due to hypertrophied hypoechoic muscle surrounding echogenic mucosa, seen in pyloric stenosis. This is likened to that of a target.

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