Linear pyloroplasty. Seat and length of cut. (Richardson.)
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Linear pyloroplasty. Appearance of cut sutured transversely. Two more sutures to be applied. (Richardson.)
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Pyloroplasty. Shape of cut when more than a linear incision is desirable. (Richardson.)
When cicatricial tissue is not too dense, and the parts not infiltrated, it has given satisfactory results. Even here it has been found to be frequently reduced in size by subsequent contraction, and the method suggested by Finney is more serviceable.
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