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Organoaxial gastric volvulus: a rare cause of an acute abdomen

We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with massive epigastric pain of sudden onset and vomiting due to an organoaxial volvulus of the stomach. We comment on the surgical management in our case and discuss etiology and therapeutic options of this rare entity.

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Published in:GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW
Main Authors: Bauer, Katrin, Keller, Christof
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6441817/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30984512
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3205/iprs000130
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