Journal of Pediatric Case Reports

Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

Journal of Pediatric Case Reports

Published October 21, 2025

DOI: 10.37549/JPCR-25-0008

Jessica Kim, BA1, Richard B. Towbin, MD2*, Carrie M. Schaefer, MD2, Alexander J. Towbin, MD3,4*

1 University of California, San Diego, College of Medicine, San Diego, California

2 Department of Radiology, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona

3 Children Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

4 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

* Corresponding author: Richard B. Towbin (rtowbin@gmail.com)

Abstract

Male infants with persistent or projectile vomiting with a suspicion of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) should be referred for an abdominal ultrasound. Once HPS is suspected or confirmed, the initial treatment should be rehydration and correction of electrolyte imbalances. Then, a pyloromyotomy (open or laparoscopic) is curative.11

Keywords: stomach obstruction, neonate, gastrointestinal

Citation

Kim J, Towbin RB, Schaefer CM, Towbin AJ. Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. Journal of Pediatric Case Reports. 2025. doi:10.37549/JPCR-25-0008.

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