Pyloromyotomy

Pyloromyotomy
Specialtygastroenterology

Pyloromyotomy is a surgical procedure in which a portion of the muscle fibers of the pyloric muscle are cut. This is typically done in cases where the contents from the stomach are inappropriately stopped by the pyloric muscle, causing the stomach contents to build up in the stomach and unable to be appropriately digested. The procedure is typically performed in cases of "hypertrophic pyloric stenosis" in young children.[1] In most cases, the procedure can be performed with either an open approach or a laparoscopic approach[2] and the patients typically have good outcomes with minimal complications.[3]

  1. ^ "Pyloric Stenosis". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. ^ Ismail I, Elsherbini R, Elsaied A, Aly K, Sheir H (2020). "Laparoscopic vs. Open Pyloromyotomy in Treatment of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis". Frontiers in Pediatrics. 8: 426. doi:10.3389/fped.2020.00426. PMC 7475708. PMID 32984197.
  3. ^ van den Bunder FA, van Heurn E, Derikx JP (January 2020). "Comparison of laparoscopic and open pyloromyotomy: Concerns for omental herniation at port sites after the laparoscopic approach". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 363. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-57031-4. PMC 6962153. PMID 31941898.