Congenital (infantile)‎ hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS)‎

Abstract EN

Background: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis affects 0.

5-3.

0 per 1000 live birth and it is the most common surgical cause of vomiting in infancy.

Objective : To analyze variable peri-natal factors that may be involved in the etiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

Methods : Over a two year's period, from January 2000-December 2001, 31 cases of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis were evaluated for variable peri-natal risk factors in AL-Eskan central child teaching hospital for children.

Results : The 31 cases studied were 77.

4 % males and 48.

4 % at three weeks of age.

And of all cases, 51.

6 % were breast fed with a blood group (O) being the predominant in 54.8%.

Normal vaginal delivery was in 80.

6 % of cases.

All infants 100 % had vomiting, and 48.

4 % of them presented with Jaundice and only 16.1% had constipation.

There were no significant correlations between age and pyloric mass size, age and presence of jaundice or between pyloric mass size and the presence of jaundice.

Conclusion : Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a common condition affecting young infants and its etiology remains unknown, more genetic and environmental factors should be investigated in the future.