What are treatments for pyloric stenosis?

Surgery: Pyloric stenosis in infants is fixed with a simple minimally invasive surgery called pyloromyotomy.

Hydration + surgery: If you are talking about a young infant with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, the first part of treatment is IV hydration to correct any dehydration present. Once the baby is well-hydrated, he/she undergoes operation, a pyloromyotomy, in which the hypertrophic pyloric muscle fibers are cut so that the stomach can empty properly. The operation can be done openly or laparoscopically.

Surgery vs medical: Treatment in United States is operation or surgery with a splitting of the pyloric muscle longitudinally, so called pyloromyotomy commonly performed with laparoscope. In some Mainly in Europe medical treatment is performed with intravenous atropine. Hospital stay is longer with medical therapy averaging about 13 days. With pyoromyotomy usually a one day stay.