title: Gastric volvulus: a report of four cases.
abstract: In this communication we report 4 cases of gastric volvulus seen at the Department of Surgery University College Hospital, Ibadan, over a four-year period giving a hospital incidence of one case per year. The often difficult diagnosis and mode of management is presented along with a review of world literature. One of our cases is the fifth case of combined organomesenteroaxial volvulus in a child reported in world literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Adebamowo
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Wahab
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ladipo
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005763:Gastroenterostomy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery