Gastric volvulus complicating cerebral palsy with kyphoscoliosis.

Acute gastric volvulus is a life-threatening condition associated with abnormalities of the stomach, surrounding viscera or spatial anatomy such as hiatus hernia (Millar et al, 1991). Our report of gastric volvulus highlights an aetiological association with severe secondary kyphoscoliosis. As cerebral palsy is the commonest cause of physical disability in paediatric patients, with high survival rates into adulthood (Hutton et al, 2000), it is essential that practitioners are aware of the potential complication, particularly given diagnostic difficulties in the presence ofcomplex disabilities.