Modified Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy for the treatment of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Ohri, S.K.; Sackier, J.M.; Singh, P.
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 36(2): 94-96
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8835 PMID: 2051428 Document Number: 373229
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.