Gastric volvulus. A case

Abstract

Gastric torsion or volvulus is a rare condition, a surgical emergency that requires fast recognition.  It was described at first time by Berti in 1866 while performing a necropsy. This is a male patient, CLRN, 93 years old, black race, a history of hypertension and chronic ischemic heart disease, referring to; three days ago he has been presenting abdominal pain which has been increasing in intensity, accompanied by nausea, without vomiting. It was decided to applied emergency surgery and was found in, one-mesentery axial gastric volvulus without vascular action, his evolution was weak and finally dies.