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Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pyloromyotomy for Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis: Insights from an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Pediatric Reports
Background: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis represents one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorders in infants. It presents with severe persistent vomiting and electrolyte imbalance.
Amani N. Al-Ansari, Sagar Ahammed, Ahmed A. Sofy, Somaya Shokry Tawfik   +3 more
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Timing of pediatric pyloromyotomy on hospital length of stay [PDF]

Surgery in Practice and Science, 2023
Introduction: Pyloromyotomy timing is predicated upon correction of electrolyte abnormalities. Among infants who presented with normal electrolytes, we hypothesized that pyloromyotomy the evening of presentation, rather than waiting until morning, would ...
Faraz N. Longi, Audra J. Reiter, Shiv Patel, Grant Zhao, Charesa Smith, Seth D. Goldstein, Timothy B. Lautz, Mehul V. Raval   +7 more
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Nationwide trends of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy in patients with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Germany: A slow path forward [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Since its introduction, laparoscopic pyloromyotomy (LP), has become increasingly popular in many countries. We have noticed an attenuated trend in Germany. The aim of this study was to analyse the distribution of open and LP in Germany.
Johannes Leonhardt, Oliver Muensterer, Ahmad Alsweed, Andrea Schmedding   +3 more
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Outcome of gastric electrical stimulator with and without pyloromyotomy for refractory gastroparesis. [PDF]

Surg Endosc
BACKGROUND Surgical treatments of refractory gastroparesis include pyloromyotomy and gastric electrical stimulator (GES). It is unclear if patients may benefit from a combined approach with concomitant GES and pyloromyotomy.
Aeschbacher P, Garcia A, Dourado J, Rogers P, Zoe G, Pena A, Szomstein S, Menzo EL, Rosenthal R.   +8 more
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Pyloric Dysfunction: A Review of the Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Treatment [PDF]

Gut and Liver
Pyloric dysfunction is defined as hypertonia or spasm of the pyloric sphincter. The pylorus plays a key role in gastric emptying, but its function remains incompletely understood.
Hee Kyong Na, Andrew A. Li, Andres Gottfried-Blackmore, Alexander J. Podboy, Micaela M. Esquivel, Abel A. Joseph, Linda Nguyen, Joo Ha Hwang   +7 more
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Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2017
Dinesh Kittur
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Recurrent Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a common cause of infant vomiting. Emergency department (ED) diagnosis is usually made by pyloric ultrasound and treated by pyloromyotomy.
Adeola A. Kosoko, Diego Craik Tobar
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Recurrent hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in an 8-week-old

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in the new born population. Pyloromyotomy is the treatment of choice following resuscitation, with relatively few complications.
Rohan Kulangara, Philip Bystrom, Bethany Slater, Brian Jones   +3 more
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A prospective comparative study to assess the management outcomes of patients with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis using ramstedt's pyloromyotomy and double 'Y' pyloromyotomy

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023
Background: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is the most common cause of gastric outlet obstruction in infancy in which the pyloric portion of the stomach becomes hypertrophied, leading to obstruction of gastric emptying. Various approaches
Arun Kumar Dash, Rakesh Sahoo, P K Mohanty, P K Jena, A K Panda, P K Tripathy   +5 more
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The Safety and Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Using 3-mm Electrocautery Hook versus Open Surgery for Treatment of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in Infants

Children, 2021
Background: The standard of treatment for infants with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is still pyloromyotomy. Recently, in most of the pediatric surgery centers laparoscopic pyloromyotomy has become popular.
Zenon Pogorelić, Ana Zelić, Miro Jukić, Carlos Martin Llorente Muñoz   +3 more
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