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

We 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...

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Main Authors: Yuki Sengoku, Hidemi Takasu, Kazuki Yokota, Yasuyuki Ono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357661930140X