GASTRIC VOLVULUS: A Case Report and Literature Review

作     者：D. M. Seto S. G. R. Attolou M. G. Yassegoungbe K. M. Savi de Tove S. A. Allode D. M. Seto;S. G. R. Attolou;M. G. Yassegoungbe;K. M. Savi de Tove;S. A. Allode

作者机构：General Surgery Parakou’s University Hospital Center Parakou Benin Visceral Surgery HKM National University Hospital Center Cotonou Benin Pediatric Surgery HKM National University Hospital Center Cotonou Benin Radiology Department Parakou’s University Hospital Center Parakou Benin 

出 版 物：《Surgical Science》 (外科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第11卷第6期

页      面：122-126页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Stomach Volvulus Upper Gastrointestinal Barium Study Surgery 

摘      要：Background: Gastric volvulus is a rare surgical emergency that causes an upper digestive obstruction due to a rotation of the stomach greater than 180°. Observation: We report the case of a 2-year-old patient referred from a health care facility for incoercible vomiting. On admission, the clinical examination revealed that the condition started about 1 month back with poor general and nutritional condition. Pyloric stenosis was suspected but this hypothesis was rejected based on abdominal ultrasound. Further investigations were done with an abdominal X-ray and an upper gastrointestinal barium study which led to the conclusion of an organo-axial gastric volvulus. The patient died in the course of treatment. Conclusion: Gastric volvulus is an often-misunderstood condition. Upper gastrointestinal barium study remains the gold standard of diagnosis. Its management is surgical.