A new incision for pyloromyotomy.
Over the past two years forty infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis have been operated on using a supraumbilical transverse midline skin incision with retraction of the two rectus muscles apart. This incision has given us good exposure, has improved the delivery of the pylorus, produced a strong closure, and given a good cosmetic result. We propose this incision as an alternative to be used in the operative approach to the pylorus in the treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
Teehan
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Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103.
Garrow
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D011708:Pylorus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*