title: Laparoscopic reduction of acute gastric volvulus.
abstract: The traditional surgical treatment of gastric volvulus involves upper abdominal laparotomy with gastric detorsion, fixation, and, when present, repair of associated diaphragmatic hernia. We describe a case of organoaxial gastric volvulus associated with a paraesophageal hernia in a poor risk patient, which was successfully treated with laparoscopic detorsion and percutaneous endoscopic gastropexy. This approach avoided the morbidity of a laparotomy and allowed the rapid recovery of gastric function.
authors: Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, California.
authors: K E
authors: KE
authors: Koger
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Stone
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011859:Radiography; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery