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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Historical Perspective

• In 1717, Blair first reported autopsy findings of pyloric stenosis.

• In 1887, The clinical picture and pathology is described by the Danish pediatrician, Hirschsprung.

• In 1912, Ramstedt observed an uneventful recovery in a patient following pyloroplasty.

• The Ramstedt pyloromyotomy remains the standard procedure for pyloric stenosis today.