Congenital pyloric stenosis

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• Causes

  • Male gender
  • Polygenic inheritance

• Effects

  • Projectile Vomiting
  • Visible peristalsis
  • Dehydration
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Repeated vomiting

• Treatments

  • Pyloromyotomy

• Description

  • " affects circular muscle fibres of pylorus Non-bile stained vomiting. Presents between 3 and 6 weeks of age Child hungry and feeds immediately after vomiting Treatment: Correct dehydration Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy"