Recovery after open versus laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis: a double-blind multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Background: A laparoscopic approach to pyloromyotomy for infantile pyloric stenosis has gained popularity but its effectiveness remains unproven. We aimed to compare outcomes after open or laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for the treatment of pyloric stenosis.

Methods: We did a multicentre international, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial between June, 2004, and May, 2007, across six tertiary paediatric surgical centres.

Association of Shah-Waardenburgh syndrome: a review of 6 cases.

Unlabelled: Shah-Waardenburg syndrome (SWS) is a neurocristopathy and is characterized by Hirschsprung's disease (HD), deafness, and depigmentation of hairs, skin, and iris.

Objective: The aim of the article is to study the relative frequency of associations in 6 consecutive cases of SWS.

Methods: A review of 6 consecutive patients with SWS was performed to study the frequency of various components of the syndrome.