Pyloric stenosis, also known as infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, is a rare condition that makes the valve between a newborn's stomach and small intestine get thick and swollen. This blocks ...

Pyloric stenosis Pyloric stenosis is a condition in infants that blocks food from entering the small intestine. It’s an uncommon condition that tends to run in families.

However, the risk of pyloric stenosis is sufficiently high (approximately 1%), suggesting that the risks and benefits of erythromycin in very young infants should be carefully weighed and ...

To look at the connection between bottle-feeding and pyloric stenosis, Krogh's group used data on more than 70,000 infants to identify 65 who had to have surgery for pyloric stenosis.

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a multifactorial heritable condition affecting infants in the first 3 months of life.

The authors reviewed the clinical and laboratory data from cases of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) diagnosed at their institution from 2006 to 2008. They assessed and compared presentation of ...