Pyloric stenosis a 100 years after Ramstedt
- 1Starlight Children's Unit, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
- 2General & Adolescent Paediatrics Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
- Correspondence to Christina Georgoula, Starlight Children's Unit, Homerton University Hospital, London E9 6SR, UK; christina.georgoula{at}homerton.nhs.uk
- Accepted 4 April 2012
- Published Online First 9 June 2012
Abstract
Conrad Ramstedt performed the first pyloromyotomy for what is now called idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis 100 years ago. The intervening century has seen the management of this condition transformed but the underlying cause remains a mystery. This article reviews the treatment of this condition before and after the introduction of pyloromyotomy and the advances made subsequently towards understanding its cause.
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Competing interests None.
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Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
