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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 1 | Page : 36-37 |
Congenital paraesophageal hiatus hernia with gastric volvulus
Ashok Y Kshirsagar, SL Shinde, MD Ahire, YB Langade
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashok Y Kshirsagar
Department of Surgery, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Malkapur, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra - 415 110
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.42574
Paraesophageal hiatus hernia is rarely seen in the neonatal period. An intrathoracic gastric volvulus complicating such a hernia is rarer. The upper gastrointestinal tract contrast study is diagnostic. Rapid diagnosis and treatment is essential. It avoids lethal complications as gastric dilatation, gangrene and perforation, which in turn may lead to cardiopulmonary arrest.
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