Question 2: can a conservative approach to the treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis with atropine be considered a real alternative to surgical pyloromyotomy?

Arch Dis Child. 2013 Jun;98(6):474-7. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303655.
No abstract available

Keywords: Gastric outlet obstruction; Gastrointestinal system diseases; Pyloric stenosis; Pyloric stenosis hypertrophic; Stomach diseases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atropine / blood
  • Atropine / therapeutic use*
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Muscarinic Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic / drug therapy*
  • Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic / surgery

Substances

  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Atropine