Tatsuro Tajiri, Satoshi Ieiri, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Kouji Masumoto, Yuko Nishimoto, Tomoaki Taguchi
PURPOSE: The transumbilical approach by means of a circumumbilical incision has up until recently been the main method for performing a pyloromyotomy. This study aims to assess the clinical usefulness of the transumbilical approach for neonates with a variety of surgical intraabdominal diseases in order to achieve minimally invasive surgery with excellent cosmetic results. METHODS: In 14 neonates with surgical diseases (3 hypertrophic pyloric stenoses, 3 ileal atresias, 2 jejunal atresias, 1 duodenal stenosis, 1 duodenal atresia, 2 ovarian cysts, 1 malrotation, and 1 segmental dilatation of ileum), treatment using a transumbilical approach by means of a half circumumbilical incision was performed at our institution...
October 2008: Pediatric Surgery International