Gastric torsion.
We report a seven-week-old baby girl with a one-day history of vomiting and respiratory distress. The radiological findings were those of intrathoracic mesenteroaxial torsion of the stomach complicating a large hiatus hernia which included part of the small bowel and colon with partial colonic obstruction. This is a rare but important cause of alimentary tract obstruction and respiratory distress in infants. Prompt diagnosis and correction are vital.
Reddy
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Department of Radiology, Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony, Newfoundland.
Onyett
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Fitzgerald
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D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality