Modified Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy for the treatment of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
Thirty-seven infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis had a modified Ramstedt pyloromyotomy performed. The incidence of postoperative vomiting was low (16%), with no infant suffering sustained vomiting requiring re-exploration for incomplete pyloromyotomy. The modified Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy is a simple procedure and may confer an advantage in the postoperative course of the recovering infant.
Ohri
S K
SK
Department of Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
Sackier
J M
JM
Singh
P
P
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000601:surgery; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery*