Current management of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is a relatively common paediatric condition effectively cured by Ramstedt's pyloromyotomy. Nevertheless, published results demonstrate a residual perioperative morbidity indicating a need for improved management. While technological advances in diagnosis and treatment may contribute to this, attention to the details of perioperative care coupled with a meticulous surgical approach are likely to have a much greater impact.