Pyloric stenosis risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Overview

The most potent risk factors in the development of infantile pyloric stenosis are male gender, Caucasian race, bottle feeding, caesarean section delivery, first-born infant, preterm birth; and exposure to macrolides, nitrofurantoin, penicillins, and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole during pregnancy.

Risk Factors

Risk Factors of infantile pyloric stenosis

The most potent risk factor in the development of infantile pyloric stenosis is male gender. Other risk factors include bottle feeding, caucasian race, cesarean section delivery, first born infant, preterm birth and exposure to macrolides, nitrofurantoin, penicillins and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole during pregnancy.^[1]

Common Risk Factors

Common risk factors for infantile pyloric stenosis include:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Male gender
Caucasian race
Bottle feeding
Cesarean section delivery

Less Common Risk Factors

Less common risk factors in the development of infantile pyloric stenosis include:^[1]^[5]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nordeng S, Nordeng H, Høye S (2016). “[Use of antibiotics during pregnancy]”. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 136 (4): 317–21. doi:10.4045/tidsskr.15.0451. PMID 26905846.
↑ Yang G, Brisseau G, Yanchar NL (2008). “Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: An association in twins?”. Paediatr Child Health. 13 (5): 383–5. PMC 2532891. PMID 19412365.
↑ Schechter R, Torfs CP, Bateson TF (1997). “The epidemiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis”. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 11 (4): 407–27. PMID 9373863.
↑ Krogh C, Biggar RJ, Fischer TK, Lindholm M, Wohlfahrt J, Melbye M (2012). “Bottle-feeding and the Risk of Pyloric Stenosis”. Pediatrics. 130 (4): e943–9. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-2785. PMC 3457615. PMID 22945411.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Zhu J, Zhu T, Lin Z, Qu Y, Mu D (2017). “Perinatal risk factors for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: A meta-analysis”. J Pediatr Surg. 52 (9): 1389–1397. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.02.017. PMID 28318599.

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[pmid26905846-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nordeng S, Nordeng H, Høye S (2016). “[Use of antibiotics during pregnancy]”. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 136 (4): 317–21. doi:10.4045/tidsskr.15.0451. PMID 26905846.

[pmid19412365-2] Yang G, Brisseau G, Yanchar NL (2008). “Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: An association in twins?”. Paediatr Child Health. 13 (5): 383–5. PMC 2532891. PMID 19412365.

[pmid9373863-3] Schechter R, Torfs CP, Bateson TF (1997). “The epidemiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis”. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 11 (4): 407–27. PMID 9373863.

[pmid22945411-4] Krogh C, Biggar RJ, Fischer TK, Lindholm M, Wohlfahrt J, Melbye M (2012). “Bottle-feeding and the Risk of Pyloric Stenosis”. Pediatrics. 130 (4): e943–9. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-2785. PMC 3457615. PMID 22945411.

[pmid28318599-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Zhu J, Zhu T, Lin Z, Qu Y, Mu D (2017). “Perinatal risk factors for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: A meta-analysis”. J Pediatr Surg. 52 (9): 1389–1397. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.02.017. PMID 28318599.

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