Journal article
Umbilical fold incision for pyloromyotomy
Abstract
A 5-year experience with 100 infants undergoing pyloromyotomy was reviewed. Fifty infants who had a standard right upper quadrant incision were compared with 50 infants in whom an umbilical fold incision was used. The groups did not differ significantly with respect to length of operating time, hospital stay, or intraoperative complications. Wound complications were infrequent and minor in both groups. The umbilical fold incision permits …
Authors
Fitzgerald PG; Lau GYP; Langer JC; Cameron GS
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol. 25, No. 11, pp. 1117–1118
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 1990
DOI
10.1016/0022-3468(90)90743-s
ISSN
0022-3468