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Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound in Adults: Image Acquisition and Interpretation
Published on: September 22, 2023
[CT diagnosis of acute gastric volvulus]
B Grignon1, H Sebbag, N Reibel
1Service d'Imagerie Guilloz, Hôpital Central, CHU de Nancy. b.grignon@chu-nancy.fr
Abstract:
Acute gastric volvulus is an infrequent entity. Management is surgical. Diagnosis frequently is delayed because of the non-specific nature of presenting symptoms. The authors report a case of acute gastric volvulus diagnosed by computed tomography in a 92 year old woman that was confirmed at surgery. The pathophysiology, classification and different presentations of this entity are briefly reviewed. CT findings suggesting gastric volvulus are reviewed as well.
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