A Case of Mesentero-axial Gastric Volvulus Presenting as Recurrent Vomiting of a Children
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 95-98, 2015.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-156669
ABSTRACT
Acute gastric volvulus in children is a rare condition, but a potentially life-threatening cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. However, the symptoms are ambiguous, so that it can be easily misdiagnosed. We report on the case of a 3-year-old boy patient with recurrent vomiting despite conservative therapy. Findings of a bedside ultrasonography and upper gastro-intestinal contrast study showed mesentero-axial gastric volvulus without adjacent organ abnormality. He was managed with endoscopic gastropexy and was discharged without complication.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Stomach Volvulus
/
Vomiting
/
Ultrasonography
/
Diagnosis
/
Gastropexy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
/
Child, preschool
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS