Acute mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus and congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Henri Kotobi; Frédéric Auber; Edson Otta; Nathalie Meyer; Georges Audry; Pierre G Hélardot

doi:10.1007/s00383-005-1437-2

Acute mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus and congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Pediatr Surg Int. 2005 Aug;21(8):674-6. doi: 10.1007/s00383-005-1437-2. Epub 2005 Jul 9.

Authors

Henri Kotobi¹, Frédéric Auber, Edson Otta, Nathalie Meyer, Georges Audry, Pierre G Hélardot

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, AP-HP-Hôpital d'Enfants Armand Trousseau and University of Paris VI, 26 Avenue du Dr Arnold Netter, 75012 Paris, France.

PMID: 16007427
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1437-2

Abstract

The current report describes the case of an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was admitted because of sudden abdominal pain and vomiting. Her symptoms were secondary to severe gastric volvulus associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Down Syndrome / complications
Female
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications*
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnostic imaging
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital*
Humans
Radiography
Stomach Volvulus / diagnostic imaging
Stomach Volvulus / etiology*
Stomach Volvulus / surgery