What should i know about pyloric stenosis?

Curable: It is the most common cause of surgical vomiting in infants 2-8 weeks of age. It can cause severe dehydration and electrolyte disturbance if not treated. Surgery is simple can be done open or laparoscopically. Requires general anesthesia. Feeds are started 3-4 hours after surgery with baby going home within 24 hours.

Its easy to correct!: Pyloric stenosis occurs in infants between 2 weeks and 3 months of age. In this condition the muscle at the place where the stomach empties is thickened so that the food cannot pass. It is corrected with a small operation to cut the muscle. This surgery can be done laparoscopically or with a small incision above the navel. The infant can usually start eating within a few hours after surgery.

Somethings: Approximately 95% of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis cases are diagnosed in those aged 3-12 weeks. It is more common in first-born white males. It also has predominance in children of affected parents (as many as 7%).More males than females.Marked hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the 2 muscular layers of the pylorus occurs, leading to narrowing of the gastric antrum and elongation of pylorus