Esophageal Replacement by Colonic Interposition for the Surgical Management of Acute Necrotic Gastric Volvulus: A Case Report

Acute gastric volvulus: a case report.

An 87-year-old female patient, with previous history of high blood pressure, came to the Emergency Department with complaints of intensive abdominal pain in the last 24 hours, associated with nausea without vomiting. Physical examination determined blood pressure: 120/60 mmHg, heart rate: 110/min, none diuresis, abdominal distension and epigastric pain without signs of peritonitis. Lab report: ...

Giant Gastric Bezoar Complicating Congenital Esophageal Atresia Repaired by Gastric Interposition—A Case Report

We describe a giant gastric phytobezoar in a child with repaired congenital esophageal atresia. At age two, a gastric interposition (pull-up) procedure was performed for severe and recurrent esophageal strictures. For 12 months post-gastric interposition, he experienced frequent respiratory illnesses requiring hospital admissions but it was not initially appreciated that these episodes were lik...

Acute gastric volvulus mimicking the cast syndrome: a case report.

Acute gastric volvulus: case report and review of the literature.

Gastric volvulus is a rare but potentially life-threatening cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction. Emergency physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion in patients who present with signs and symptoms suggesting foregut occlusion. We report an illustrative case and review the pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity.

gastric tube interposition for esophageal replacement in children, is it the best option?

introduction: replacement of esophagus can be accomplished using different parts of the gastrointestinal tract, in various positions and in single and multiple stages. the aim of this study is to present the results of gastric tube interposition in children with congenital esophageal anomalies and severe acquired esophageal stricture.   material and methods: this series describes 22 patients wh...