@article{Balzano_Testini_Lattanzio_Guglielmi_2022, title={Mesentero-axial gastric volvulus in an old woman: a case report of a diagnostic challenge}, volume={93}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/13083}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v93iS1.13083}, abstractNote={<p>Gastric volvulus is a rare conditiom defined as an abnormal rotation of the stomach around itself.</p> <p>Acute gastric volvulus is a surgical emergency because it is a life-threatening condition, but its non-specific symptoms make diagnosis difficult.</p> <p>There are two types of gastric volvulus: organoaxial and mesentero-axial.</p> <p>The treatmet is surgical intervention.</p> <p>Computed tomography allows to identify and classify gastric volvulus and rule out complications so that to guide surgery management.</p> <p>We report a case of a mesentero-axial gastric volvulus in an old woman with abdominal pain, who underwent surgery in laparoscopy.</p>}, number={S1}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Balzano, Rosario Francesco and Testini, Valentina and Lattanzio, Francesco and Guglielmi, Giuseppe}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={e2022339} }