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Chapter 21 - Pyloric Stenosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2019

By
Adam C. Adler
Edited by
Adam C. Adler ,
Arvind Chandrakantan  and
Ronald S. Litman
Adam C. Adler
Affiliation:
Texas Children's Hospital
Arvind Chandrakantan
Affiliation:
Texas Children's Hospital
Ronald S. Litman
Affiliation:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Summary

This chapter provides a review of anesthetic considerations for children with pyloric stenosis. The disease presentation, genetics and risk factors for pyloric stenosis are presented. The chapter provides detailed analysis of the preoperative work-up and considerations, reviews neonatal dehydration and provides the relevant anesthetic considerations for this surgical group.

Keywords

Pyloric stenosisneonatedehydrationmetabolic alkalosis.
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Case Studies in Pediatric Anesthesia , pp. 96 - 99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Sola, JE, Neville, HL. Laparoscopic vs open pyloromyotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2009;44(8):1631–7. PMID: 19635317.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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