title: Acute gastric volvulus and congenital diaphragmatic hernia, case report and review.
abstract: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is the result of the incomplete fusion and closure of the pleuroperitoneal canal during the fetal development. CDH is usually diagnosed prenatally but, if undiagnosed, the clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic children to serious respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. Acute gastric volvulus associated with CDH is a rare surgical emergency in children. We report two cases of acute gastric volvulus associated with CDH and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gregorio Marañón University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pérez-Egido
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.forename: Julio Arturo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cerdá
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed