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 is a rare condition that occurs when the passage between the stomach and the small intestine narrows. It typically occurs in infants and can cause an obstruction, leading to ...

This is called pyloric stenosis. This thickening can become so large that it blocks the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine. Pyloric stenosis is most likely to affect young babies.

The pyloric sphincter is a band of smooth muscle that controls the movement of partially digested food and juices from the pylorus into the duodenum. The pyloric sphincter is located where the ...

Your baby’s pediatrician might notice a small, hard lump in your baby’s belly when performing a physical examination and bring up pyloric stenosis instead. Fortunately, pyloric stenosis is ...

Based on the cause, pyloric stenosis can be classified as primary or secondary type. The exact cause of pyloric stenosis is not known. However both genetic and environmental factors may contribute ...

Pyloric stenosis is a rare disorder in adults that is caused due to abnormal thickening of pyloric sphincter muscle, thereby narrowing the gastric outlet. Pyloric stenosis a rare digestive tract ...

Projectile vomiting in infants is most often due to a condition called pyloric stenosis. This condition affects a tube in the child’s body that connects the small bowel and the stomach.

Oral azithromycin or erythromycin use may increase risk for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), particularly with exposure in the first 2 weeks of life, according to findings from a ...

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