Diseases

Stomach Volvulus

Twisting of the STOMACH that may result in gastric ISCHEMIA and GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. It is often associated with DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Twisting of the STOMACH that may result in gastric ISCHEMIA and GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. It is often associated with DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA.

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3 entry terms
  • Gastric Volvulus
  • Volvulus, Stomach
  • Volvulus, Gastric

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C06w.405w.748w.895w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stomach Volvulus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013277. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013277
  2. Stomach Volvulus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_volvulus
  3. Stomach Volvulus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5526795