Successful outcome in acute gastric volvulus in a low resource hospital setting in Bangladesh: A case report.
Bangladesh
Case report
Organoaxial volvulus
Young patient
Journal
International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
21
03
2020
revised:
04
06
2020
accepted:
04
06
2020
entrez:
24
7
2020
pubmed:
24
7
2020
medline:
24
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Gastric volvulus is a rare medical emergency that can be fatal if not recognized early. Its rarity makes it quite challenging to diagnose but delaying in diagnosis and treatment can lead to fatal complications. Meticulous assessment and broadened differential diagnosis are thus crucial. Organoaxial volvulus, in which the stomach rotates 180 degrees around its long axis, is the most common subtype of gastric volvulus, occurring predominantly in infants and older adults. Here, we present a case of acute organoaxial gastric volvulus in a 17-year-old male presenting to a low-resource hospital in Bangladesh with severe upper abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting. Initial assessment revealed severe epigastric tenderness and mild dehydration. Plain abdominal x-ray showed a hugely distended bowel with single air fluid level and thoracic herniation of the stomach. The patient was resuscitated then sent to the operating theatre for urgent laparotomy and sleeve gastrectomy with anterior gastropexy. Treatment was successful, and the patient survived. Acute gastric volvulus, a life-threatening surgical emergency can be treated successfully if identified timely. Though the CT scan is diagnostic, Borchardt's triad can be helpful as well. This is the second consecutive case managed by the same surgeon in the same hospital, highlighting that high index of clinical suspicion is an important tool to diagnose this condition early. Timely diagnosis and treatment are essential to avoid fatal complications, denoting the importance of documenting such cases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32698262
pii: S2210-2612(20)30395-3
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.006
pmc: PMC7306506
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
443-447Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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