Torsion of the stomach a s a cause of vomiting in infancy is common. A collection of gas raises the transverse colon to a position between the Iiver and the anterior abdominal wall, and the colon, being attached to the greater curvature of the stomach through the gastrocolic ligament, twists the stomach forwards and upwards. The radiological findings are strikingly alike in all cases. Torsion is best displayed when the patient is examined by X-ray in the erect position. He is placed in a special cotton garment, suspended by four straps, which a t the same time hold the head erect.The chief symptom is vomiting, sometimes projectile, beginning soon after birth.Treatment is simple: the baby is placed either prone or on its right side.
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