Cirugía pediátrica : organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Pediátrica
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Gastric volvulus is a rare condition in pediatric population in which there is an abnormal rotation of one part of the stomach around itself. It's a surgical emergency. ⋯ Laparotomy was performed and a gastric volvulus with occlusive vascular involvement was found. In the post operative period she required a second laparotomy due to adhesions in small bowel.
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Obturator internus muscle abscess (pyomyositis) is extremely rare in temperate environments, although there has been a recent reported increase in prevalence. There usually is a delay in diagnosis and onset of treatment. In addition to our case, we reviewed all cases of pyomyositis of hip muscles found in a review of the recent medical literature.