Surgeons save life of child whose stomach folded over on itself

Three doctors wearing blue surgical scrubs, face masks and hair nets pictured bent over an operating table, which is not shown.

In a rare case, a girl's stomach folded over on itself, leaving her in crippling pain for two days and in need of emergency medical treatment.

The 12-year-old girl in Ethiopia had developed a rare and potentially life-threatening condition called gastric volvulus, in which all or part of the stomach rotates by more than 180 degrees. This caused her abdomen to become tender and swollen and stopped her from being able to pass stools or breathe properly.