Volvulus of stomach in childhood.
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1993-07-01
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Six children, aged upto one year, with volvulus of the stomach are reported. Vomiting and regurgitation of feeds were the main presenting symptoms. Eventration of the left hemidiaphragm was present in four cases. Barium meal confirmed the diagnosis. Five cases were operated on through an abdominal approach. Plication of the diaphragm (3 cases), colonic displacement (2) and gastrostomy (3) were resorted to. One child needed reoperation for a missed Ladd's band. There was no operative mortality.
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Chatterjee H, Jagdish S, Rao KS, Srivastava KK. Volvulus of stomach in childhood. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 1993 Jul; 12(3): 102-4