Minimally Invasive Supraumbilical Approach for Pyloromyotomy

Abstract

Background: The three major approaches for Ramstedt pyloromyotomy – right upper quadrant incision, supraumbilical incision and laparoscopic method, are often compared, with some preference given to the supraumbilical approach. It becomes widely adopted in many centers around the world.

Keywords

• pyloric stenosis
• Tan-Bianchi
• supraumbilical incision
• pyloromyotomy