title: Acute gastric volvulus due to deficiency of the gastrocolic ligament in a newborn.
abstract: Gastric volvulus is rare in the neonatal period. Only three cases of gastric volvulus due to deficiency of gastrocolic ligament have been reported until now in the literature. We describe a neonatal case due to absence of the gastrocolic ligament. Stamm gastrostomy was performed for fixation and there has been no recurrence of his symptoms during a 13-month post-operative period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stamm gastrostomy is a viable treatment of gastric volvulus due to lack of the gastrocolic ligament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. umitnb@superonline.com
authors.forename: Umit Nusret
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Basaran
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.forename: Cagatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydiner
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayvaz
authors.forename: Turan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pul
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008022:Ligaments / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery