Delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia with intrathoracic gastric volvulus

KARABULUT R., TÜRKYILMAZ Z., SÖNMEZ K., Karakus S. C., Basaklar A. C.

WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.5, sa.3, ss.226-228, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12519-009-0043-0
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.226-228
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: congenital diaphragmatic hernia, gastric volvulus, wandering spleen, CHILDHOOD, CT
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Gastric volvulus (GV) occurs when the stomach abnormally rotates around one of its axes and is a rare upper gastrointestinal obstruction. We present an unusual case of intrathoracic GV associated with delayed manifestation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.