Acute gastric volvulus due to deficiency of the gastrocolic ligament in a newborn.
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.
Basaran
Umit Nusret
UN
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. umitnb@superonline.com
Inan
Mustafa
M
Ayhan
Sinan
S
Aydiner
Cagatay
C
Ayvaz
Suleyman
S
Ceylan
Turan
T
Pul
Mehmet
M
D003106:Colon; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008022:Ligaments / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery