TITLE:
Double Incomplete Pyloromyotomy (A. Ezzat Technique): A New Technique for Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis: Preliminary Study
AUTHORS:
Ahmed Ezzat Rozeik, Radi Elsherbini, Hamdi Almaramhy
KEYWORDS:
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis, Double Incomplete Pyloromyotomy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.4 No.4,
November
3,
2014
ABSTRACT: Background-Purpose: The study aimed to see the outcome of Double Incomplete
Pyloromyotomy as new technique for surgical management of infantile hypertrophic
pyloric stenosis (IHPS). Methods:
This study was conducted in pediatric surgery unite, Zagazig University
Hospital, Egypt. Fifteen patients
were included in this study (11 male and 4 female) with IHPS from January 2012
to January 2013. Under general anesthesia, two longitudinal separated incisions
at different planes as pyloromyotomy. Results:
Postoperative vomiting and weight gain were recorded. Follow up period was 3 months.
Vomiting improved within first 48 hours then stopped after that. Weight gain
significantly increased after theoperation when compared preoperatively. Conclusion: Double Incomplete Pyloromyotomy is a
new, safe and effective procedure for treatment of infantile hypertrophic
pyloric stenosis.