A safe method for pyloromyotomy

Pyloromyotomy often ends up as a pyloroplasty because of accidental lesions on the duodenal mucosa. This can be avoided. If the incision in the serosa is Y-shaped, the fold of mucosa that partly covers the pyloric muscle can be pushed distally and escape being punctured.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 1979-05, Vol.137 (5), p.692-692
1. Verfasser: Hambraeus, Göran M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Pyloromyotomy often ends up as a pyloroplasty because of accidental lesions on the duodenal mucosa. This can be avoided. If the incision in the serosa is Y-shaped, the fold of mucosa that partly covers the pyloric muscle can be pushed distally and escape being punctured.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/0002-9610(79)90051-5