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<journal-id>2462-8522</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Case reports]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Case reports]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2462-8522</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Bogotá), Facultad de Medicina]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2462-85222023000200004</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/cr.v9n2.95622</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[STOMACH VOLVULUS. CASE REPORT]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ángel-Barrios]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Armando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Padilla-Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina Judith]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Universitaria Sanitas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C. ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidad de Servicios de Salud Occidente de Kennedy  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C. ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2462-85222023000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2462-85222023000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2462-85222023000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction Gastric volvulus is a rare condition described as a surgical emergency with mortality rates of up to 50%. Clinical suspicion should be confirmed with contrasted images, which must be performed in a timely manner, in order to establish a diagnostic and propose a therapeutic approach based on the clinical stability of the patients, their comorbidities, and the axis of the volvulated stomach. This condition can be treated both surgically and non-surgically.  Case presentation A 43-year-old man who for the past 2 years presented dysphagia and epigastralgia, predominantly postprandial, which were exacerbated a week before his admission to the emergency department. An endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract led to a diagnosis of hourglass stomach, while an upper gastrointestinal X-ray showed a mesenterioaxial gastric volvulus. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy in which the gastric volvulus was corrected. The procedure was successful, and the patient had an adequate recovery without complications.  Conclusion Considering the high mortality described in patients with gastric volvulus, a precise diagnosis is required to decide whether the patients are candidates for non-surgical (conservative) or surgical treatment. The most commonly performed procedure is open anterior gastropexy, which was performed in the reported patient with satisfactory results.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción El vólvulo gástrico es una patología poco común descrita como una emergencia quirúrgica con tasas de mortalidad de hasta el 50%, por lo que su sospecha clínica debe confirmarse con imágenes contrastadas, las cuales deben realizarse de manera oportuna y son de gran utilidad para plantear un abordaje terapéutico basado en la estabilidad clínica del paciente, sus comorbilidades y el eje del estómago rotado (volvulado). Esta patología puede abordarse mediante tratamiento quirúrgico y no quirúrgico.  Presentación del caso Hombre de 43 años de edad quien durante los 2 últimos años presentó disfagia y epigastralgia, predominantemente postprandial, las cuales se exacerbaron una semana antes de su ingreso a urgencias. Se realizó endoscopia de vías digestivas altas que permitió establecer diagnóstico de estómago en reloj de arena y radiografía de vías digestivas altas que evidenció vólvulo gástrico mesenterioaxial. El paciente fue sometido a una laparotomía exploratoria en la cual se realizó la corrección del vólvulo gástrico. El procedimiento fue exitoso y el paciente tuvo una recuperación adecuada y sin complicaciones.  Conclusión Considerando la alta mortalidad descrita en pacientes con vólvulo gástrico, se requiere un adecuado diagnóstico para evaluar el plan terapéutico y determinar si los pacientes son candidatos a manejo no quirúrgico (conservador) o quirúrgico. El procedimiento más realizado para esta patología es la gastropexia anterior por vía abierta, la cual fue realizada en el paciente del caso clínico reportado con resultados satisfactorios.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Stomach Volvulus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Surgical Procedures, Operative]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[General Surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Vólvulo gástrico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Procedimientos quirúrgicos operativos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía general]]></kwd>
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