[Gastric volvulus as a cause of acute abdomen in a pre-school child].

O Melin-Herrera, A Flores-Plascencia, A T Jaimes-Torres, E A Sánchez-Valdivieso

Cirugía Pediátrica : Organo Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Pediátrica 2015 April 16

INTRODUCTION: Gastric volvulus is rare in the pediatric population.

CLINICAL CASE: We report here a case of a patient of 5 years of age.

COMMENTS: For its rarity, it requires a high degree of suspicion by the clinician, making it generally diagnosed very late which increases mortality.

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