Let's (Not) Twist Again: Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Paediatric Gastric Volvulus. 2021

Maria Chiara Cianci, and Riccardo Coletta, and Antonino Morabito
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy.

In the setting of intermittent abdominal pain accompanied by gastro-intestinal obstruction, gastric volvulus should be suspected. A 10-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital for intermitted abdominal pain associated with recurrent non-bilious vomiting and acute weight loss. The radiological images performed at the district general hospital were reported as negative. After careful review of the imaging, a gastric volvulus was suspected. Exploratory laparoscopy confirmed the diagnosis; laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was performed. The postoperative upper gastro-intestinal study showed stomach in its normal shape and position. Gastric volvulus is a potential life-threatening condition with a good outcome when promptly recognized. Laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a safe and curative procedure in the case of suspected gastric volvulus, avoiding the need for a secondary procedure. In pediatric patients, it facilitates direct inspection of the stomach and abdominal cavity, reducing the need for a second procedure. This procedure may emerge as a 'gold standard' for gastric volvulus treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010535 Laparoscopy A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy. Celioscopy,Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures,Peritoneoscopy,Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopic,Laparoscopic Assisted Surgery,Laparoscopic Surgery,Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Laparoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Laparoscopic Surgical,Surgery, Laparoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Laparoscopic,Celioscopies,Laparoscopic Assisted Surgeries,Laparoscopic Surgeries,Laparoscopies,Peritoneoscopies,Surgeries, Laparoscopic,Surgeries, Laparoscopic Assisted,Surgery, Laparoscopic Assisted
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D005774 Gastrostomy Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression. Gastrostomies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013277 Stomach Volvulus Twisting of the STOMACH that may result in gastric ISCHEMIA and GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. It is often associated with DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA. Gastric Volvulus,Volvulus, Stomach,Volvulus, Gastric

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