Chronic gastric volvulus caused by epigastric hernia: case report

ABSTRACT

Gastric volvulus is a twisting of the stomach on itself more than 180 degree, which is either an organo-axial or mesentero-axial volvulus. This case report presents a rare and probably the first reported chronic secondary organo-axial gastric volvulus caused by a large epigastric hernia. Gastric volvulus is worth to be added to the index of differential diagnosis in the presentation of chronic gastric symptoms of epigastric hernia