Volvulus of the stomach after traumatic hernia diaphragmatica

A patient with gastric volvulus after traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is reported. The trias of Borchardt (pain in epigastrio with gastric distension, hiccups with the inability to vomit, inability to secure the passage of a nasogastric tube) must raise the suspicion on acute gastric volvulus, especially if these abdominal complaints are associated with blunt abdominal trauma in the past. In these cases, lateral X-ray examinations of the chest and swallowing studies establish the diagnosis.