Laparoscopic pyloroplasty for idiopathic non-hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in a child.
Acquired gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) during infancy and childhood represents an uncommon event. We describe a 6-year-old boy with GOO who did not respond to medical treatment or to endoscopic pyloric balloon dilatations. The stenosis was successfully treated with laparoscopic pyloroplasty which relieved the obstruction.
Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, RM 00161, Italy.
Silvia
S
Ceccanti
Ermelinda
E
Mele
Simone
S
Frediani
Giovanni
G
Di Nardo
Mario
M
Roggini
Denis A
DA
Cozzi
D002648:Child; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery*