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[Acute gastric volvulus complicating congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a 3-month-old infant: a case report]
Takwa Mili1, Yosra Ben Ahmed1, Intissar Chibani1
1Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique « B », Hôpital d´Enfants de Tunis, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisie.
Abstract:
Gastric volvulus is a rare mode of revelation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. This is an uncommon condition that may be difficult to diagnose in the paediatric population. We here report the case of a three-month-old infant presenting with a rapid worsening of acute dyspnoea. Chest X-ray showed image clarity and ascending gastric air sac. Thoraco-abdominal CT scan showed gastric volvulus complicating left congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Surgical treatment consisted of gastric devolvulation followed by complete reduction of the herniated viscera and closure of the diaphragmatic defect. Patient´s outcome was favourable. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia complicated by gastric volvulus should be considered as a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency due to the risk of life-threatening gastric necrosis.
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