Treatment of Pyloric Stenosis in Adults

Treatment of Pyloric Stenosis 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. Procedures used in its treatment include:

• Pyloromyotomy: This procedure involves splitting of overdeveloped muscles of the pylorus.

• Partial gastrectomy: In this procedure, a part of the stomach is also removed. This procedure may be preferred in some cases since stomach cancer may be a complication of longstanding pyloric stenosis.

• Endoscopic dilatation: Dilatation of the pyloric end of the stomach may be done via an endoscope, however it has high recurrent rate.

Other procedures that may be used include gastroenterostomy and pyloroplasty(5).

References:

1. Pyloric Stenosis - (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pyloric-stenosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351416)
2. Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in an Adult, a Potential Mimic of Gastric Carcinoma - (https://www.hindawi.com/journals/pri/2010/614280/#B16)
3. Everything You Should Know About Pyloric Stenosis - (https://www.healthline.com/health/pyloric-stenosis)
4. Pyloric Stenosis - An Overview - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyloric_stenosis)
5. Adult Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis - (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612003385)

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