Volvulus of stomach in childhood.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-64033
ABSTRACT
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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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Stomach Volvulus
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Acute Disease
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India
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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