title: Gastric leiomyoma presenting as gastric volvulus.
abstract: We report a 45-year-old lady who presented with recurrent vomiting, retching and epigastric pain, and was diagnosed to have gastric volvulus. After correction of the volvulus by endoscopic detorsion, a tumor was seen along the greater curvature. This was excised surgically. Histology showed leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Osmania General Hospital, Afzalgunj, Hyderabad 500 012.
authors.forename: Chandrasekhar Reddy
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Deevaguntla
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Shyamala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhaskaran
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venkateswarlu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery