Infantile pyloric stenosis: A review of 1,120 cases

Abstract 1. 1. In a twenty-three year period (1940 to 1963) 1,120 infants were treated for infantile pyloric stenosis. 2. 2. The classic Ramstedt pyloromyotomy was performed in 1,119 infants with a mortality of 0.54 per cent. 3. 3. Seven deaths occurred in 1,120 patients for an over-all mortality of 0.62 per cent. 4. 4. Seven hundred seven patients were examined between the years 1940 and 1956 and 413 patients between the years 1956 and 1963. Certain comparisons between these two groups of patients are analyzed and discussed. 5. 5. Age, sex and color incidence are presented. 6. 6. Complications, recurrence and mortality are reviewed.