Contents:
- Medical Video: Pyloromyotomy (Pediatric)
- What is piloromiotomy?
- What are the benefits of this operation?
- What should be known before the baby underwent piloromiotomy?
- What is the process of piloromiotomy?
Medical Video: Pyloromyotomy (Pediatric)
Definition
What is piloromiotomy?
Pyloric stenosis is a medical condition that affects the opening (pylorus) between the body and the small intestine in the baby. Pilorus is a muscle valve that holds food in the stomach to be digested until it is ready to be channeled into the intestine for absorption. The pyloric muscles in infants with this disease will thicken and prevent food from entering the small intestine. Pyloric stenosis can cause vomiting, dehydration and weight loss. The baby may look always hungry. Piloromyotomy is an operation used to treat pyloric stenosis. In general, this operation is very effective and has a small level of risk.
What are the benefits of this operation?
Digestion of the baby will return to normal within 48 hours after surgery.
Prevention & warning
What should be known before the baby underwent piloromiotomy?
Surgery is often scheduled on the same day as the diagnosis. Babies who are dehydrated or have electrolyte imbalances will be treated first by administering infusion before surgery. Surgery is the most reliable solution for treating pyloric stenosis.
Process
What is the process of piloromiotomy?
Before the surgery, the surgeon will stabilize the baby's body fluids using an infusion. This operation is carried out under general anesthesia and usually takes about one hour. The surgeon will make a small incision in the upper abdomen, then slice the pyloric muscle to dilate the channel into the intestine.
What should be done after the baby has undergone piloromiotomy?
The doctor will tell you when the mother can start feeding the baby. Usually, babies only need three to four days before finally being allowed to go home. Babies may re-suckle normally so that their weight can increase. Most babies show good progress postoperatively. However, pyloric stenosis can come back.
Complications
What complications can occur?
The risk of complications is very small even though the possibility of bleeding and infection still persists. Piloromyotomy does not increase the risk of stomach or intestinal problems later in life. However, there are certain complications after surgery, namely:
● vomiting after surgery
● holes in the lining of the stomach
● damage to the operating wound
● a hernia appears on the scar
Most babies are allowed to return home within 48 hours. Recovery surgery takes about a week. If the desire to suckle babies is higher after surgery, do not worry because this is normal.
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