Acute idiopathic mesentero-axial gastric volvulus in adolescence: a rare occurrence
N Srinivasaiah, A Nichanametla, R Kasaraneni, D Tennant, K Seymour and L Horgan
Corresponding address:
Mr N Srinivasaiah, MB, BS, MRCS (Eng, Ed, Glas),
MRCSI (Dublin), (DNB-Ind),
Academic Research Fellow,
University of Hull, HU16 5 JQ, UK.
E-mail: simha_anu@yahoo.com n.srinivasaiah@hull.ac.uk
Gastric volvulus is a rare entity first described in 1866. Gastric volvulus in neonates, infants and
younger children accounts for 5–15% of the total. Acute idiopathic mesentero-axial gastric
volvulus is a rare sub-type and there are only a few cases reported in children. There is a paucity
of reports of its occurrence in adolescents. We present the first one of its kind, matching the
classical description.
Keywords
Gastric volvulus; Borchardt’s triad; Bird beak.
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