Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
We present a case of gastric volvulus in a 91-year-old woman. The patient presented with abdominal pain, recurrent episodes of hematemesis, acute respiratory failure, and severe hypotension. The diagnosis of gastric volvulus was suspected by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, and confirmed later by both es...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2016-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816300667 |