The management of acute gastric volvulus

Acute gastric volvulus occurs when the stomach or a part of it rotates more than 180 degrees which leads to obstruction (closed loop syndrome), that finally concludes to incarceration and ischemia of the organ. It can be observed as a result of diaphragmatic hernia, a gap of the diaphragm, pancreati...

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Published in:	Annali italiani di chirurgia Vol. 78; no. 6; p. 511
Main Authors:	Metaxas, Efstathios K, Condilis, Nicolas, Kyriazis, Haralampos, Chrisostomidis, Grigorios, Tsakri, Demetra, Kotsifas, Theodoros
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Italy 01-11-2007
Subjects:	Acute Disease Hernia, Diaphragmatic - complications Hernia, Diaphragmatic - diagnosis Hernia, Diaphragmatic - surgery Humans Male Middle Aged Stomach Volvulus - diagnosis Stomach Volvulus - etiology Stomach Volvulus - surgery Suture Techniques Treatment Outcome
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Summary:	Acute gastric volvulus occurs when the stomach or a part of it rotates more than 180 degrees which leads to obstruction (closed loop syndrome), that finally concludes to incarceration and ischemia of the organ. It can be observed as a result of diaphragmatic hernia, a gap of the diaphragm, pancreatic or gastric cancers, traumatic injuries and fixation anomalies. Parï first described acute gastric volvulus in 1579, in a patient with diaphragmatic injury after trauma. The first reports of successful surgical repair and anatomo-pathologic findings were published in 1866 and 1897.
ISSN:	0003-469X