title: [Necrosis of the greater curvature following acute dilatation of the stomach].
abstract: We present a case of gastric greater curvature necrosis after acute gastric dilatation. The lesion was treated by vertical resection of the greater curvature and the distal end of the gastric fundus. This is the first case described in the Spanish medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Santiago Apóstol, Vitoria.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Arenal Vera
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cendoya Ansola
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Alvarez Cuesta
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Muniesa Soriano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Necrosis de curvadura mayor secuente a dilatación aguda de estómago.