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Laparoscopic Repair of Gastric Volvulus Associated with Wandering Spleen in an Adult: Report of a Case

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Gastric volvulus is an uncommon entity that may rapidly progress to infarction and necrosis of the stomach. We herein report the case of a 67-year-old man with acute gastric volvulus in association with wandering spleen. Following a reduction of the volvulus with a nasogastric tube, laparoscopic gastropexy was performed. Pediatric cases of gastric volvulus and a concurrent wandering spleen have been described, but to the best of our knowledge, no adult cases have previously been reported.

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    Kazuhide Matsushima, Munefumi Kayo, Hironobu Hachiman & Masanori Gushimiyagi

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Matsushima, K., Kayo, M., Hachiman, H. et al. Laparoscopic Repair of Gastric Volvulus Associated with Wandering Spleen in an Adult: Report of a Case. Surg Today 36, 843–845 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-006-3262-1

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