Open AccessA rare case of post-splenectomy gastric volvulus managed by laparoscopic anterior gastropexy
Author(s) -
Rahul Gupta,
Rinki Das,
Geetika Verma
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.195581
Subject(s) - gastropexy , medicine , splenectomy , gastric volvulus , surgery , hereditary spherocytosis , volvulus , general surgery , stomach , spleen
We report an extremely rare case of recurrent gastric volvulus after open splenectomy for hereditary spherocytosis. The initial episode was managed by endoscopic derotation. Later, for recurrent symptoms, she was successfully managed by laparoscopic anterior gastropexy.