title: Laparoscopic repair of a gastric volvulus occurring as a long-term complication of left pneumonectomy: report of a case.
abstract: Gastric volvulus is an extremely rare late complication of pneumonectomy. We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with a 1-year history of progressive intolerance of solids and weight loss 33 years after a left pneumonectomy. Preoperative examinations showed a mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus. We performed a laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication and anterior gastropexy, following which his symptoms disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Marmara University Hospital, Tophanelioğlu Cad. No:13-15, Altunizade, Istanbul 34660, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Fevzi
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Batirel
authors.forename: Oya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uygur-Bayramicli
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Bedrettin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yildizeli
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuksel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery