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pyloromyotomy (Ramstedt's operation)
Indications:
- hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
Procedure:
- an incision is made in the smooth muscle wall of the pylorus
- hypertrophied muscle is cut until the mucosa bulges out
- the lining of the pylorus bulges through the incision opening a channel from the stomach to the duodenum
- if the mucosa is injured, it is sutured horizontally using interrupted vicryl or silk sutures
General
gastrointestinal surgery (GI surgery)
myotomy
References
- Wikipedia: Pyloromyotomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyloromyotomy
- Pyloromyotomy
Mayo Clinic
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