Sub-acute gastric volvulus: a case report.

• Main Authors: Paras, KP, Ashish, K, Ashwani, K, Pankaj, G, Nikhil, M
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2013
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6733/1/18-MS1086_%2883-85%29.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6733/; http://jsurgacad.com/

Gastric volvulus is a rare condition. Organoaxial gastric volvulus (along longitudinal axis of stomach) occurs acutely, has characteristic symptoms and may be easily detected with upper gastrointestinal (GI) contrast studies. In contrast, subacute, intermittent cases present with intermittent vague...