| Acute giant gastric volvulus causing cardiac tamponade. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20066568 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
INTRODUCTION: Acute gastric volvulus is an uncommon condition which is rarely associated with cardiac impairment. DISCUSSION: We report a patient with an acute giant gastric volvulus causing cardiac tamponade. Prompt decompression was unsuccessful and the patient died prior to definitive treatment. |
| | |
Authors:
|
James Matthew Lloyd Williamson; Richard S J Dalton; David Mahon |
Related Documents
:
|
9244018 - The peri-operative use of the oesophageal doppler monitor in patients undergoing corona... 8662038 - Hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade as presenting findings of anomalous left coronary... 23298558 - Copeptin and cardiovascular disease: a review of a novel neurohormone. 1551268 - Morphologic aspects of pericardial heart disease: part i. 17922278 - Cell therapy in myocardial infarction: emphasis on the role of mri. 17628398 - Postoperative diagnosis of aorto-right ventricular outflow tract fistula caused by stab... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-01-12 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Volume: 14 ISSN: 1873-4626 ISO Abbreviation: J. Gastrointest. Surg. Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-06-14 Completed Date: 2010-10-25 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9706084 Medline TA: J Gastrointest Surg Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1199-200 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of General Surgery, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5DA, UK. jmlw@doctors.org.uk |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Acute Disease Aged, 80 and over Cardiac Tamponade / etiology* Fatal Outcome Female Humans Stomach Volvulus / complications*, radiography Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Lack of Correlation Between a Self-Administered Subjective GERD Questionnaire and Pathologic GERD Di...
Next Document: Modified Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection (Starr) for Full Thickness Excision of Rectal Tumour.