Epigastric pain: incarceration or rotation?

Introduction: Acute intrathoracic gastric volvulus occurs when the stomach has a twist mesenteroaxial/organoaxial or chest cavity resulting in a dilatation or rupture of the diaphragmatic hiatus or diaphragmatic hernia. The purpose of this work is to show a interesting case of gastric volvulus in a...

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Main Author: Carvalho, Ana Raquel Franky Gomes (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Ana João (author), Teixeira, Pedro Alexandre Leão Araújo Gonçalves (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/40298
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/40298