BIRTH DEFECTS

Pyloric stenosis
The pylorus is the end portion of the stomach that food must pass through to enter the small intestines. In pyloric stenosis, the muscle in the pylorus thickens and enlargens to the point of narrowing and possibly closing off the opening altogether. This is a fairly common birth defect but one that needs to be treated immediately with surgery to allow the baby to feed and digest its food.

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