Recurrent pyloric stenosis: a form of the incomplete pyloromyotomy

• Main Authors: Sherwin S. Chiu, BBA, James C. Gilbert, M.D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
• Series: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
• Subjects: Pyloromyotomy; Incomplete pyloromyotomy; Recurrent pyloric stenosis
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617302440

Post-pyloromyotomy emesis is common and may be secondary to non-surgical conditions such as pyloric edema, gastroparesis, pylorospasm, or gastroesophageal reflux. Early persistent postoperative emesis is typically attributed to an incomplete pyloromyotomy; whereas delayed postoperative emesis after an asymptomatic period with weight gain has been attributed to recurrent pyloric stenosis. We report a case of an incomplete pyloromyotomy, fulfilling all the criteria of recurrent pyloric stenosis, that suggests recurrent pyloric stenosis is not a separate entity, but a form of the incomplete pyloromyotomy with a failure of the hypertrophied pyloric muscle to regress after an unsuccessful pyloromyotomy.