What is the drug of choice for pyloric stenosis?

What is the drug of choice for pyloric stenosis?

The intravenous dose of atropine for treatment of pyloric stenosis ranges in studies from 0.04 to 0.225mg/kg/day and is given for 1 – 10 days. Oral atropine (0.08 – 0.45mg/kg/day) is continued, after IV therapy has been deemed successful, for 3 weeks to 4 months.

What is the treatment for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?

Surgical Care The definitive treatment for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is corrective surgery. The Ramstedt pyloromyotomy is the current procedure of choice, during which the underlying antro-pyloric mass is split leaving the mucosal layer intact.

What is the treatment of choice for congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?

The definitive treatment for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is corrective surgery. The Ramstedt pyloromyotomy is the current procedure of choice, during which the underlying antro-pyloric mass is split leaving the mucosal layer intact.

What is pyloromyotomy surgery?

In surgery to treat pyloric stenosis (pyloromyotomy), the surgeon makes an incision in the wall of the pylorus. The lining of the pylorus bulges through the incision, opening a channel from the stomach to the small intestine.

How is pyloromyotomy performed?

In pyloromyotomy, the surgeon cuts only through the outside layer of the thickened pylorus muscle, allowing the inner lining to bulge out. This opens a channel for food to pass through to the small intestine. Pyloromyotomy is often done using minimally invasive surgery.

What is Pyloromyotomy surgery?

How is pyloric stenosis treated in adults?

Surgery is most indicated treatment for pyloric stenosis in adults. Pyloromyotomy is commonly used surgical method which involves splitting of overdeveloped muscles and thereby widening of the gastric outlet. Pyloric stenosis is usually treated with surgery.

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