Abstract: Gastric volvulus is a rare disease and it is defined as an acquired rotation of the stomach or parts there of more than 180 degree creating a closed loop obstruction. Gastric volvulus is a potentially life-threatening entity and most cases of gastric volvulus occur in association with eventration of left hemidiaphragm or a hiatal hernia. Unless it stays in the back of the emergency physicians’ mind, diagnosis of gastric volvulus, which can have significant morbidity and mortality associated with it, can be easily missed. Early radiological imaging with x-ray, barium study or computed tomography (CT) can facilitate the management of the patient. Here we present two cases of chronic gastric volvulus; in 1st case there was gastric volvulus with eventration of diaphragm and in 2nd case gastric volvulus was seen in a case of diaphragmatic hernia.
Keywords: Gastric volvulus, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Eventration, Obstruction.
Title: Gastric Volvulus – A Diagnostic Dilemma
Author: Sanjay Pandey, Akshay Prasad, Ritesh Ranjan, Atul Jain, Karan Marwah
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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