Efficacy of Medical Treatment for Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis: A Meta-analysis

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a common disease in infancy. Pyloromyotomy is universally considered the treatment for IHPS; however, oral or intravenous atropine has been reappraised for the treatment of IHPS in the past 20 years. We investigated the efficacy of atropine in the medical management of IHPS by using meta-analysis and investigated the sonographic changes of the pyloric canal, as well as the efficacy and adverse effects of atropine.

Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - May 19, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Shu Fen Wu, Hsiang Yu Lin, Fu Kuei Huang, An Chyi Chen, Bai Horng Su, Chia-Ing Li, Hung Chih Lin Tags: Original article Source Type: research