Pyloric stenosis

The success of surgical treatment is near 100% and complication rates are negligible.[1]Aspelund G, Langer JC. Current management of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2007 Feb;16(1):27-33. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17210480?tool=bestpractice.com Therefore the prognosis from this condition is excellent.

Morbidity and length of hospital stay following surgery are slightly increased in preterm infants.[42]Costanzo CM, Vinocur C, Berman L. Prematurity affects age of presentation of pyloric stenosis. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Jul 20;56(2):127-31. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27149987?tool=bestpractice.com

Indirect hyperbilirubinaemia resolves with rehydration.[1]Aspelund G, Langer JC. Current management of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2007 Feb;16(1):27-33. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17210480?tool=bestpractice.com Due to improved recognition, severe metabolic abnormalities are now less common.[76]Papadakis K, Chen EA, Luks FI, et al. The changing presentation of pyloric stenosis. Am J Emerg Med. 1999 Jan;17(1):67-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9928704?tool=bestpractice.com