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Laparoscopic gastropexy in a neonate for acute gastric volvulus
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, K.M. School of Postgraduate Medicine & Research, N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, V.S. Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
Pediatric Surgery International
|June 18, 2003
Abstract:
A 26-day-old male neonate presented with an acute gastric volvulus which was reduced with a nasogastric catheter. The patient was then subjected to laparoscopic anterior gastropexy. Six months after the procedure, the child is thriving and completely free of symptoms. We present this case as the first wherein a laparoscopic gastropexy has been done for gastric volvulus in a neonate. We have found the procedure acceptable for the treatment of neonates with gastric volvulus.