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Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

  • Marc-David Leclair
  • , Valerie Plattner
  • , Eric Mirallie
  • , Corinne Lejus
  • , Jean-Michel Nguyen
  • , Guillaume Podevin
  • , Yves Heloury

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Abstract

Several authors have reported on laparoscopic pyloromyotomy (LP) since the technique was originally described in 1990, but its benefits remain unproven. We performed a randomized controlled trial comparing LP to open circumumbilical pyloromyotomy (OP) for hypertronic pyloric stenosis.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)692 - 698
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume42
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

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