title: [Gastric emphysema associated with gastric volvulus].
abstract: The gastric volvulus is an infrequent entity requiring surgical treatment in both the acute and chronic cases. The case of an 81-year old female patient attended for an episode of gastric obstruction caused by a volvulus and whose simple stomach radiography showed an image of gastric emphysema is reported. The possible causes of gastric emphysema and its differential diagnosis with emphysematous gastritis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo B, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Botella
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vilariño
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed