Chronic gastric volvulus
Maamouri, N.; Kchir, Héla.; Issaoui, D.; Ben Safta, Z.; Ben Mami, N.
La Tunisie medicale 96(6): 393-396
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-4131 PMID: 30430480 Document Number: 695712
Gastric volvulus is an abnormal rotation of the stomach around his axis. The chronic presenting, as the acute one, is considered as a surgical emergency. We report 4 cases of chronic gastic volvulus. In 2 cases, it was a mesenterico-axial volvulus while in the 2 other cases it was an organo-axial volvulus. The barium enema made the diagnosis in all cases. The volvulus was secondary to a hernia in 3 cases and an agenesis of left diaphragmatic dome with ligament laxity in 1 case. All the patients underwent surgery. The laparoscopic approach was used in two patients.
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