title: [Gastric volvulus as a cause of acute abdomen in a pre-school child].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gastric volvulus is rare in the pediatric population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report here a case of a patient of 5 years of age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For its rarity, it requires a high degree of suspicion by the clinician, making it generally diagnosed very late which increases mortality.
authors: Departamento de Cirugía. Hospital de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz, Secretaría de Salud. Veracruz, México.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Melin-Herrera
authors: Departamento de Cirugía. Hospital de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz, Secretaría de Salud. Veracruz, México.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Flores-Plascencia
authors: Departamento de Cirugía. Hospital de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz, Secretaría de Salud. Veracruz, México.
authors: A T
authors: AT
authors: Jaimes-Torres
authors: Departamento de Cirugía. Hospital de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz, Secretaría de Salud. Veracruz, México.
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Sánchez-Valdivieso
keywords: Pre-school boy; Stomach; Volvulus