title: Laparoscopic repair of gastric volvulus associated with wandering spleen in an adult: report of a case.
abstract: Gastric volvulus is an uncommon entity that may rapidly progress to infarction and necrosis of the stomach. We herein report the case of a 67-year-old man with acute gastric volvulus in association with wandering spleen. Following a reduction of the volvulus with a nasogastric tube, laparoscopic gastropexy was performed. Pediatric cases of gastric volvulus and a concurrent wandering spleen have been described, but to the best of our knowledge, no adult cases have previously been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2243, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: Munefumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayo
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hachiman
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gushimiyagi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D050805:Wandering Spleen / Q000150:complications*