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Pyloric Stenosis
Pyloric Stenosis - Symptoms
As the pylorus, the connection between your baby's stomach and intestine, becomes tighter, the vomiting becomes more frequent and more forceful (projectile vomiting)... www.everydayhealth.com
Pyloric stenosis
Pyloric stenosis is an uncommon condition affecting the opening (pylorus) between the stomach and small intestine in infants... www.mayoclinic.com
Pyloric Stenosis Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What is pyloric stenosis... It happens when the baby's pylorus , which connects the stomach and the small intestine, swells and thickens... As the pylorus becomes tighter, the vomiting may become more frequent and more forceful... www.everydayhealth.com
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In a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch , a portion of the stomach is removed, but the pylorus remains intact. The pylorus controls food drainage from the stomach. The pylorus is connected to a lower segment of the intestine... www.everydayhealth.com
Gastroparesis Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What is gastroparesis? After a meal, the stomach normally empties in 1½ to 2 hours... Injections of botulinum toxin (Botox) into your pylorus (the pylorus separates the stomach from the intestines)... www.everydayhealth.com
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Also, people who have an obstruction of the valve (pylorus) between the stomach and the small intestine—usually children—should avoid this medicine... www.everydayhealth.com
Dumping syndrome: Causes
Dumping syndrome: Risk factors
Several types of surgery increase your risk of dumping syndrome... It typically includes removing the pylorus... Stomach contents then enter the small intestine directly, bypassing the pylorus... www.mayoclinic.com
Pyloric stenosis: Symptoms
Vomiting may be mild at first and gradually become more severe as the pylorus opening narrows... This is caused by stomach muscles trying to force food through the narrowed pylorus. Dehydration... www.mayoclinic.com