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The management of a patient in whom both organoaxial volvulus of the stomach and volvulus of the sigmoid colon had occurred is described. Anterior gastropexy was successful in preventing recurrence of the gastric volvulus. The angulation and distortion of the stomach so produced may have been responsible for the development of a benign gastric ulcer.
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PMID:Organoaxial volvulus of the stomach and volvulus of the sigmoid colon. 742 86

The experience of diagnosis and surgical treatment of gastric diseases in 56 children was summarized. In 33 (58.93%) of the patients was revealed the gastric tumor or tumor-like formation (lymphosarcoma, polyp, cyst and duplication, carcinoma, inflammatory pseudotumor, fibromatosis, lymphangioma), including the malignant one in 15 (26.79%). For the traumatic injury of the organ 5 patients were operated on, including 2--for the gunshot wound. The gastric ulcer disease complications (perforation, bleeding) were diagnosed in 7 patients, and in additional 5 the erosive gastritis was the cause of the gastric bleeding. The gastric volvulus in 2 children, cicatricial stenosis in 3 and foreign body in 2 were diagnosed also. The timely diagnosis have promoted the treatment result improvement.
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PMID:[Surgical diseases of the stomach in children]. 1048 84