Diaphragmatic eventration complicated by gastric volvulus with perforation
Index to South African Periodicals
- Date
- 2012-08-01
- Language
- English
- Media Type
- research article
- Pages
- 90-91
- Keywords
- X-rays, Case reports, Diaphragmatic eventration, Gastric volvulus, CT scans, Acute gastric volvulus, Chronic gastric volvulus
- Author(s)
- Gupta, P., GUPTA, V., Chandra, A.
- Publication Title
- South African journal of surgery
- Volume
- 50
- ISSN
- 0038-2361
- Description
- Reflects on eventration of the diaphragm with gastric volvulus. Reports that gastric perforation in these cases is rare and usually associated with acute gastric volvulus with strangulation. Describes a case of diaphragmatic eventration with chronic gastric volvulus with gastric perforation without strangulation in an elderly man.
- Subject
- MEDICINE, SURGERY