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| Year : 2006 | Volume
: 11
| Issue : 1 | Page : 44-46 |
Acute gastric volvulus secondary to eventration of the diaphragm in a child
AK Singal1, KG Vignesh2, J Matthai3
1 Departments of Pediatric Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
2 Departments of General Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
3 Departments of Pediatrics, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Correspondence Address:
A K Singal
Department of Paediatric Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu - 641 004
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.24639
We report an 18-month-old boy who presented with acute organoaxial volvulus of stomach secondary to eventration of diaphragm. Clinically, the child exhibited classical triad of epigastric distension, unproductive retching and inability to pass a nasogastric tube. Successful operative management is presented and relevant literature is discussed.
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