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Sleeve gastrectomy for acute gastric volvulus: a salvage surgery. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepBackground: Gastric volvulus is a rare but potentially fatal condition in which the stomach rotates along its vertical or horizontal axis. It can present with acute symptoms such as abdominal pain, distension, and
Gyawali S.
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A Rare Case of Gastric Volvulus Post Laparoscopic Gastric Greater Curvature Plication
The Surgery Journal, 2020 Gastric volvulus is a rare entity. Its diagnosis remains tricky and challenging. In recent years, the incidence of gastric volvulus has shown a rise in postbariatric surgery patient.
Antoine Kachi +2 more
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A case report of gastric volvulus, a rare cause of acute abdomen
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Gastric volvulus is an uncommon disorder with an unknown incidence, unless it stays in the back of the diagnostician's mind, diagnosis of gastric volvulus, which can have significant morbidity and mortality associated with it, can be easily missed and ...
Abdul Qadir Qader, MD, PhD +1 more
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Hiatal hernia with gastric volvulus and perforation: a rare complicated entity. [PDF]
J Surg Case RepGastric volvulus with perforation is a rare and potentially catastrophic complication of hiatal hernia. Gastric volvulus complicates ~4% of hiatal hernia cases.
Alharbi AA, Abu Sulami RF.
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Acute Mesentero-Axial Gastric Volvulus in the Setting of a Paraesophageal Hernia: A Rare Case Report
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023 Acute gastric volvulus is a surgical emergency that requires urgent intervention to prevent gastric ischemia and necrosis. Gastric volvulus manifests as an abnormal rotation or torsion of the stomach and may be associated with gastric outlet obstruction.
Lefika Bathobakae MD, MPH +6 more
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MDCT appearance of Organoaxial, Mesenteroaxial Types of Gastric Volvulus
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2018 Introduction: Gastric volvulus is a rare cause of acute or recurring abdominal pain in adults, with significant mortality and morbidity. Gastric volvulus is rotation of stomach along its axis, causing gastric outlet obstruction and can result in ...
Ananthalakshmi Suryanarayanamurthy +2 more
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Infantile Feeding Difficulties
Global Pediatric Health, 2014 Background . Gastric volvulus refers to a torsion of all or part of the stomach that may cause an obstruction of the foregut. The clinical symptoms of gastric volvulus range from asymptomatic to life-threatening and thus must be rapidly diagnosed ...
Laura C. McCarthy DO +3 more
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 Acute gastric volvulus is a rare complication affecting 4% of hiatal hernias. It is described as an abnormal rotation of the stomach around a transverse or longitudinal axis and can be intra-abdominal or intrathoracic.
Jean Bosco Masabarakiza +6 more
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Rates of microfilarial production by Onchocerca volvulus are not cumulatively reduced by multiple ivermectin treatments. [PDF]
, 2008 Regular distribution of ivermectin reduces onchocerciasis transmission and morbidity by killing, within humans, the microfilarial stage of the parasite (microfilaricidal effect).
Bottomley, Christian +3 more
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Mesentero-axial gastric volvulus treated with laparoscopic gastropexy: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Mesentero-axial gastric volvulus (MAGV) is an uncommon subtype of gastric volvulus (GV). However, reports of such cases in adult patients are very rare. We present an unusual case of idiopathic MAGV in an old woman.
Masato Kawahara +5 more
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