Gastric volvulus: a report of four cases

In this communication we report 4 cases of gastric volvulus seen at the Department of Surgery University College Hospital, Ibadan, over a four-year period giving a hospital incidence of one case per year. The often difficult diagnosis and mode of management is presented along with a review of world literature. One of our cases is the fifth case of combined organomesenteroaxial volvulus in a child reported in world literature.