Abstract
Gastric volvulus is a rare post-pneumonectomy complication. Although it has been described previously, published cases are limited to an older patient population. We report the youngest case of postpneumonectomy gastric volvulus to date, occurring in an 18-year-old male with a history of inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumor who underwent left intrapericardial pneumonectomy, and presented 13 years later with chronic intermittent mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus. While postpneumonectomy gastric volvulus is a rare occurrence, it should remain in the differential diagnosis in postoperative thoracic surgical patients presenting with chest pain.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 447-450 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
- Inflammatory pseudotumor
- Intrathoracic tissue expander
- Key words Gastric volvulus
- Pediatric
- Pneumonectomy
- Thoracotomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Surgery