title: Laparoscopic gastropexy for acute gastric volvulus: a case report.
abstract: A 7-year-old girl presented with an acute gastric volvulus that was reduced with a nasogastric catheter. An anterior gastropexy was undertaken laparoscopically. The gastrocolic omentum was deficient along most of the greater curvature, which had allowed organoaxial volvulus. Two years later, gastric volvulus has not recurred. Laparoscopy is an acceptable approach for the evaluation and treatment of children with acute gastric volvulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Kawagoe, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Odaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Idezuki
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques