Acute mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus and congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
The current report describes the case of an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was admitted because of sudden abdominal pain and vomiting. Her symptoms were secondary to severe gastric volvulus associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Kotobi
Henri
H
Department of Pediatric Surgery, AP-HP-Hôpital d'Enfants Armand Trousseau and University of Paris VI, 26 Avenue du Dr Arnold Netter, 75012 Paris, France.
Auber
Frédéric
F
Otta
Edson
E
Meyer
Nathalie
N
Audry
Georges
G
Hélardot
Pierre G
PG
D002648:Child; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery