Redescending Stomach: A Rare and Potentially Lethal Complication of Gastric Herniation

Redescending Stomach: A Rare and Potentially Lethal Complication of Gastric Herniation

Large gastric hernias are common and usually cause minor symptoms. Rarely, complete intrathoracic herniation of the stomach is complicated by strangulation. The underlying mechanism can be gastric volvulus or the less recognized phenomenon of gastric fundus redescent. We describe a case where this r...

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Main Authors: Sam Verrept, Mathieu Lefere, Yves De Bruecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Subjects:
gastric herniation
fundus redescent
strangulation
gastric pneumatosis
obstruction
ischemia
Online Access:https://account.jbsr.be/index.php/up-j-jbsr/article/view/3448

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