Gastric Volvulus: A Rare Entity Case Report and Literature Review

Gastric volvulus is a rare entity defined as an abnormal rotation of the stomach around itself. It is a diagnosis of exclusion; the clinical index of suspicion is always low and is mostly diagnosed on imaging or on the surgery table. When it occurs, it is an emergency due to the risk of strangulatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Akhtar, Aisha, Siddiqui, Fasih Sami, Sheikh, Abdul Ahad E, Sheikh, Abu Baker, Perisetti, Abhilash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5947932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29755908
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2312
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Sumario:Gastric volvulus is a rare entity defined as an abnormal rotation of the stomach around itself. It is a diagnosis of exclusion; the clinical index of suspicion is always low and is mostly diagnosed on imaging or on the surgery table. When it occurs, it is an emergency due to the risk of strangulation and consequent gangrene of the stomach. Mesentero-axial (MA) gastric volvuli constitute one-third of all cases. Here, we are present an interesting case of acute MA gastric volvulus diagnosed with imaging and treated subsequently.

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