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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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2016-09-01
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| author | Anis Chaari Mohamed El Bahr Shehab Abdulsalam Khashaba Mohamed Ismail Tarek Mahmoud William Francis Casey |
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| description | 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 esophageal and upper gastrointestinal contrast study and abdominal computed tomography. Management consisted of intubation and mechanical ventilation, fluid loading and transfusion, vasopressor infusion, and surgical reduction of the volvulus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c4ced6226354abca69cf8261862016e2022-12-21T18:41:41ZengTaiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)International Journal of Gerontology1873-95982016-09-0110318318510.1016/j.ijge.2015.12.003Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAnis ChaariMohamed El BahrShehab Abdulsalam KhashabaMohamed IsmailTarek MahmoudWilliam Francis CaseyWe 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 esophageal and upper gastrointestinal contrast study and abdominal computed tomography. Management consisted of intubation and mechanical ventilation, fluid loading and transfusion, vasopressor infusion, and surgical reduction of the volvulus.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816300667acute gastric volvuluscomputed tomographyelderlysurgery |
| spellingShingle | Anis Chaari Mohamed El Bahr Shehab Abdulsalam Khashaba Mohamed Ismail Tarek Mahmoud William Francis Casey Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature International Journal of Gerontology acute gastric volvulus computed tomography elderly surgery |
| title | Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | acute gastric volvulus in the elderly a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | acute gastric volvulus computed tomography elderly surgery |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816300667 |
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