title: Acute giant gastric volvulus causing cardiac tamponade.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute gastric volvulus is an uncommon condition which is rarely associated with cardiac impairment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report a patient with an acute giant gastric volvulus causing cardiac tamponade. Prompt decompression was unsuccessful and the patient died prior to definitive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5DA, UK. jmlw@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: James Matthew Lloyd
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Richard S J
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mahon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed