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 to ...

Pediatric pyloric stenosis can be diagnosed on careful physical examination and diagnostic tests like ultrasonography. Diagnosis of pediatric pyloric stenosis is done based on: Physical examination- ...

Bottle-feeding is associated with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), according to a population-based case-control study. The effect is most pronounced in the children of older and multiparous women.

Pyloric stenosis usually presents with non-bilious projectile vomiting during the third to fourth week of life. It is now clear that pyloric stenosis is caused by the selective inadequate development ...

Doctors at a hospital in Dubai have successfully offered treatment to a late preterm infant born with pyloric stenosis - a rare condition that blocks food from entering the small intestine and causes ...

A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago demonstrated that Botulinum toxin (Botox) injected in the pylorus (sphincter where the stomach exits into the small intestine) during ...