Gastric volvulus associated with agenesis of the left lobe of the liver in a child: a case treated by laparoscopic gastropexy.
Association of gastric volvulus with agenesis of the left lobe of the liver is very rare and mostly reported in adults. We report a case of gastric volvulus associated with agenesis of the left lobe of the liver in a child, which was successfully treated by laparoscopic gastropexy.
Koh
Hong
H
Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, South Korea.
Lee
Jun Sang
JS
Park
Youn Joon
YJ
Chung
Ki-Sup
KS
Kim
Myung Joon
MJ
Han
Seok Joo
SJ
Oh
Jung-Tak
JT
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome