Acute gastric volvulus mimicking features of gastroenteritis in a 5‐year‐old girl

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Acute gastric volvulus is a life‐threatening condition. Especially, a history of adjacent organ deformities in children with intermittent vomiting and abdominal pain should suggest gastric volvulus, even if the symptoms resemble gastroenteritis.

Keywords

• abdominal pain
• acute gastric volvulus
• diaphragmatic hernia
• gastroenteritis
• life‐threatening
• vomiting