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Gastric Volvulus

Peter P. Lopez  1 , Rishi Megha  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Gastric volvulus is a rare clinical event in adult and pediatric patients. In 1886, Berti was the first to describe a gastric volvulus after performing an autopsy on a female patient. A gastric volvulus occurs when the stomach rotates on itself at least 180 degrees along its transverse or longitudinal axis. Gastric strangulation is a complication that can occur after the development of acute gastric volvulus. Timely diagnosis and treatment of acute gastric volvulus can decrease morbidity and mortality. Patients can simply present with mild abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting without emesis. Other patients can present with sepsis from necrosis of their volvulus and similar chief complaints.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Peter Lopez declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Rishi Megha declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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