title: Hunt-Lawrence pouch after total gastrectomy: 4 years follow up.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy had undergone total gastrectomy for gastric volvulus with subsequent severe weight loss and malnutrition. A Hunt-Lawrence pouch was constructed to provide gastric reservoir capacity and the child at 4-years follow-up has regained near normal weight for his age and is attending to school and other activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
authors.forename: Prema
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sunil
authors.forename: Sujit K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: K L N
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D039021:Colonic Pouches; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome