Gastric volvulus is an uncommon clinical entity. There are three types of gastric volvulus; organoaxial, mesenteroaxial and combined type. This condition can lead to a closed-loop obstruction or strangulation. Traditional surgical therapy for gastric volvulus is based on an open approach. Here we report a successful case of a patient with chronic gastric volvulus with a laparoscopic treatment. ...

Twenty-five cases of benign giant duodenal ulcer have been studied. In every case a barium meal examination showed an ulcer crater with a radiographic diameter of at least 2 centimetres. Abdominal pain was the commonest symptom but less than half of the patients had had pain characteristic of chronic peptic ulcer. Haemorrhage from the ulcer occurred in a large majority of them. The radiological...

In 1935, Shay and Gershon-Cohen showed that luminal perfusion of the duodenum of human subjects with sodium bicarbonate solution produced a rapid emptying of a barium sulphate meal from the stomach. More recently it was shown by Brown et al. (1966) that, in the dog, the instillation of alkaline solutions into the duodenum also increased motor activity in denervated, transplanted gastric pouches...

Twenty-five cases of benign giant duodenal ulcer have been studied. In every case a barium meal examination showed an ulcer crater with a radiographic diameter of at least 2 centimetres. Abdominal pain was the commonest symptom but less than half of the patients had had pain characteristic of chronic peptic ulcer. Haemorrhage from the ulcer occurred in a large majority of them. The radiological...

Accepted 28 February 1996 A 25-year-old woman presented with a history of burning in the epigastrium, delayed postprandial vomiting and a weight loss of 5 kg over six months. There was no history of any gastrointestinal bleeding, altered bowel habits, fever, anorexia, respiratory symptoms, or treatment for tuberculosis. Examination of the abdomen revealed mild epigastric tenderness but no palpa...

Gastric volvulus is an uncommon but serious surgical condition mandating an early diagnosis and surgical intervention. It may present either acutely or chronically with epigastric pain, retching and vomiting. There are two types of gastric volvulus: organo-axial and mesentero-axial. We report a case of a mesentero-axial gastric volvulus in a 49-year-old woman with a left-sided diaphragmatic her...

A 2800 gram baby boy was born with a prenatal diagnosis of a choledochal cyst; he was admitted to NICU for further evaluation. Clinically he was jaundiced with a palpable abdominal mass in the right hypochondrium. Choledochal and duplication cysts were differential diagnoses. Ultra-sonography by an experienced sonographer or a CT scan is usually sufficient for diagnosis. Communicating duplicati...

Twenty-five cases of benign giant duodenal ulcer have been studied. In every case a barium meal examination showed an ulcer crater with a radiographic diameter of at least 2 centimetres. Abdominal pain was the commonest symptom but less than half of the patients had had pain characteristic of chronic peptic ulcer. Haemorrhage from the ulcer occurred in a large majority of them. The radiological...

The general impression in this country appears to be that duodenal ulceration is an extremely rare condition in childhood. Recent experiences do not entirely corroborate this opinion, as duodenal ulceration has been diagnosed in young children in no fewer than four cases during the past year at one Emergency Medical Service Sector Hospital. All these patients were sent into hospital as cases of...

A 5-year-old boy was seen with a history of gradually increasing abdominal distension from the age of 6 mo associated with diarrhea but no history of fever, jaundice, dyspnoea or swelling of extremities. He was undergoing repeated ‘ascitic’ taps from 1.5 yrs age and was on diuretics and anti-tuberculous treatment inspite of negative stains and DNA analysis. While the initial 2 taps were clear (...