Organoaxial gastric volvulus: a rare cause of an acute abdomen

We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with massive epigastric pain of sudden onset and vomiting due to an organoaxial volvulus of the stomach. We comment on the surgical management in our case and discuss etiology and therapeutic options of this rare entity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bauer, Katrin, Keller, Christof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2019
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Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6441817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30984512
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/iprs000130
Descripción
Sumario:We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with massive epigastric pain of sudden onset and vomiting due to an organoaxial volvulus of the stomach. We comment on the surgical management in our case and discuss etiology and therapeutic options of this rare entity.

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