Acute gastric volvulus with total gastric necrosis and ischemia of the spleen and kidney

AbstractWe report a case of a 6-year-old female with acute gastric volvulus with total gastric necrosis and ischemia of the surrounding organs. Congestion necrosis occurs because of strangulation. It is considered that this case was caused by elevated intragastric pressure with marked stomach dilati...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery case reports Vol. 47; p. 101237
Main Authors Sengoku, Yuki, Takasu, Hidemi, Yokota, Kazuki, Ono, Yasuyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.08.2019
Elsevier
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Acute gastric dilatation
Acute gastric volvulus
Ischemia of surrounding organs
Surgery
Total gastric necrosis
Acute gastric volvulus
Acute gastric dilatation
Total gastric necrosis
Ischemia of surrounding organs
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Summary:AbstractWe report a case of a 6-year-old female with acute gastric volvulus with total gastric necrosis and ischemia of the surrounding organs. Congestion necrosis occurs because of strangulation. It is considered that this case was caused by elevated intragastric pressure with marked stomach dilation. Thus, rapid decompression was essential.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101237