We are reporting a case of gastric volvulus in a 52-year-old man in the setting of a paraesophageal hernia initially identified on computerized tomography (CT). CT of the abdomen showed a large paraesophageal hernia with intra-thoracic herniation of the distal stomach and gastroduodenal junction, resulting in mesenteroaxial rotation consistent with acute gastric volvulus. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) confirmed the presence of the gastric volvulus, which was initially temporized with endoscopic detorsion. He subsequently had nasogastric tube placement and ultimately underwent a laparoscopic gastropexy. He recovered uneventfully with plans for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Keywords: acute volvulus; endoscopic decompression; endoscopic detorsion; gastric volvulus; paraesophageal hernia.
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