Acute Gastric Volvulus Causing Splenic Avulsion and Hemoperitoneum

Gastric volvulus is an abnormal, potentially life-threatening, torsion of the stomach. The presence of complications such as hemoperitoneum increases the diagnostic urgency; however it can also mask the presentation of gastric volvulus. We encountered a 66-year-old female who presented with symptoma...

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Main Authors: Yana Cavanagh, Neal Carlin, Ruhin Yuridullah, Sohail Shaikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2961063
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