title: Gastric volvulus: acute and chronic presentation.
abstract: Diaphragmatic hernia may be congenital or traumatic in origin. Traumatic hernia may menifest immediately or several months/years after the incident. Congenital hernia usually manifests in the early years of life. Diaphragmatic hernia may be complicated by gastric volvulus. Acute gastric volvulus is surgical emergency where as chronic gastric volvulus presents with nonspecific abdominal symptoms. Diagnosis of gastric volvulus is difficult and is based on imaging studies. We describe four cases of diaphragmatic hernia complicated by gastric volvulus, diagnosed on imaging and managed surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Gamanagatti
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shivanand
authors.forename: Seemar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seema
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Naidu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramachandra
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome