title: [The gastric volvulus as a cause of dyspnea. A case report].
abstract: The gastric volvulus is a not very frequent entity that can show up in acute form or chronic. The acute volvulus can show up with the triad of Borchardt, the chronic one can be asymptomatic and its diagnosis is usually incidental. We present shows a case of an airplane pilot that presents dyspnea to the medium efforts with cough related with episodes of gastric acidity mainly after profuse foods. The diagnostic confirmation was carried out by means of radiological simple and contrasted studies. A surgical intervention was performed and the symptoms disappeared without other alterations in a period of pursuit of one year.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Neumológico Benéfico Jurídico. La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Yusbiel José
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: León Valdivies
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Salvador Allende. La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Benito
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saínz Menéndez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Neumológico Benéfico Jurídico. La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernández García
authors.affiliation: Servicio de estomatología, Policlínico Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón. Cumanayagua, Cuba.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Osés Herrera
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*