CASE REPORT

Diaphragmatic eventration complicated by gastric volvulus with perforation

V Gupta^I; A Chandra^I; P Gupta^II

^IMS, MCh; Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (formerly King George Medical University), Chowk, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
^IIMD; Department of Pathology, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

Eventration of the diaphragm with gastric volvulus is uncommon. Gastric perforation in these cases is rare and usually associated with acute gastric volvulus with strangulation. We describe a case of diaphragmatic eventration with chronic gastric volvulus with gastric perforation without strangulation in an elderly man.

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