Acute gastric volvulus secondary to a Morgagni hernia

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2000

Authors

Estevão-Costa J (Author) FMUP; Soares-Oliveira M (Author) Other; Correia-Pinto J (Author) Other; Mariz C (Author) Other; Carvalho JL (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Pediatric Surgery International

Vol. 16

Pages: 107-108

ISSN: 0179-0358

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Other medical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-001-1ZN

DOI: 10.1007/s003830050031

Abstract (EN): Gastric volvulus (GV) is a rare surgical emergency in infancy and childhood. The first case of a child with an acute GV secondary to a Morgagni hernia (MH) is reported. The authors briefly discuss the etiology, clinical features, and management of acute GV and review the scattered reports of strangulated MHs in children.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2