VOLVULUS OF THE STOMACH
Authors: L CARDON, R S GREENBAUM, J ARENDT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 September 1947VOLVULUS OF THE STOMACHLEONARD CARDON, M.D., REGINA S. GREENEBAUM, M.D., JULIAN ARENDT, M.D.LEONARD CARDON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, REGINA S. GREENEBAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JULIAN ARENDT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-3-455 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptVolvulus of the stomach is seldom considered in the diagnosis of acute abdominal disease. Yet it may produce symptoms as sudden and violent as the more familiar volvulus of the intestine. "Volvulus" is defined as abnormal torsion of a portion of the gastrointestinal tract sufficient to produce clinical symptoms.The earliest reported cases of torsion of the stomach, beginning with Berti's1in 1866, were diagnosed only at autopsy. Later a number of surgeons, starting with Berg2in 1895, diagnosed the condition clinically and successfully treated it surgically. The roentgenologic appearance of torsion of the stomach has also been described.3, 4,...Bibliography1. BERTI A: Singolare attortigliamento dell' esofago col duodeno seguito da rapida morte, Gazz. Med. Ital. Prov. Venete, 1866, ix, 139. Google Scholar2. BERG J: Zwei Fälle von Axendrehung des Magens; Operation; Heilung, Nord. Med. Ark., 1897, n.f. viii, Festbd. of Axel Key no. 19, 1. Google Scholar3. ROSSELET D: Contribution à l'étude de volvulus de l'estomac, J. de Radiol. et d'Electrol., 1920, iv, 341. Google Scholar4. SINGLETON AC: Chronic gastric volvulus, Radiology, 1940, xxxiv, 53. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CHOISYBABAIANTZ RL: Contribution à l'étude de volvulus de l'estomac, Acta Radiol., 1927, viii, 410. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SCHATZKISIMEONE RFA: Volvulus of the stomach, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis., 1940, vii, 213. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. CAILLODSCOTTET GP: Volvulus sub-total et volvulus total de l'estomac, Jr. de Radiol. et d'Electrol., 1929, xiii, 497. Google Scholar8. GABOR ME: Volvulus of the stomach, Am. Jr. Surg., 1940, l, 104. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. MORRISON WA: Torsion and volvulus of the stomach, Surg., Obst. and Gynec., 1931, lii, 871. Google Scholar10. LEBONLOUBEYREBLONDEAU JJA: Volvulus intermittent de l'estomac chez un malade atteint de dolichocolon, Arch. d. mal. de l'app. digestif, 1933, xxiii, 413. Google Scholar11. JUTRASTETRAULT AE: Éventration diaphragmatique droite avec volvulus organoaxial sous-bulbaire de l'estomac et interposition hépato-diaphragmatique de l'angle droit du côlon, Union méd. du Canada, 1937, lxvi, 49. Google Scholar12. KOCHER T: Ein Fall von Magenvolvulus, Deutsch. Ztschr. f. Chir., 1914, cxxvii, 591. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. BUCHANAN J: Volvulus of the stomach, British Jr. Surg., 1930, xviii, 99. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. SCHINZBAENSCHFRIEDL HRWE: Lehrbuch der Röntgendiagnostik, 1932, Georg Thieme, Leipzig, ii, 445. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication July 5, 1946.From the Mt. Sinai Hospital of Chicago. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVolvulus of the stomach: A review with a report of 8 casesAcute volvulus of the stomachVolvulus of the stomachAbdominal PainRecurrent volvulus of the stomach 1 September 1947Volume 27, Issue 3Page: 455-467KeywordsAutopsyGastrointestinal tractStomachSurgeons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...