Acute intrathoracic gastric volvulus: A rare delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A case report
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.04.066
Abstract: Highlights • Acute gastric volvulus occurs when the stomach undergoes torsion in the thoracic cavity.• We describe an 8-year-old boy with diaphragmatic hernia complicated by gastric volvulus presented with acute epigastric pain and non-bilious vomiting.•… read more here.
Keywords: diaphragmatic hernia; volvulus; case; gastric volvulus ... See more keywords