[Gastric emphysema associated with gastric volvulus].
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.
Lozano
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Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo B, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
Martín
F
F
García
R
R
Moreno
I
I
López
A
A
Calvo
A
A
Ferrero
E
E
Botella
F
F
Vilariño
M R
MR
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