Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkiye Acil Tip Dergisi, cilt.13, sa.4, ss.189-191, 2013 (ESCI)
Gastric volvulus is a rare and life-threatening condition, and treatment requires emergent surgery. This is a case report of an 85-year-old female patient that presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain, nausea, and intractable vomiting. The patient was diagnosed with gastric volvulus due to paraesophageal hernia and subsequently underwent emergent laparoscopic surgery. She was discharged on postoperative day 4 and recovered without any complications. Gastric volvulus may present with non-specific abdominal symptoms, which may delay diagnosis or contribute to misdiagnosis. Chest X-ray and other radiological imaging techniques such as computed tomography are helpful in correctly diagnosing gastric volvulus, and emergent laparoscopic surgery is the gold standard of treatment.