Acute Gastric Volvulus in the Elderly Patient: Favourable Resolution by Endoscopic Reduction

Gastric volvulus (GV) is an infrequent disease that consists in longitudinal or transverse rotation. If this entity is not recognized promptly it can cause ischemia and gastric necrosis with shock and death, notably in the elderly patient that is usually more weakened due to associate diseases. We present a case of gastric volvulus that resolved with medical management in an 80year-old man with multiple pathological precedents. We have revised the aetiological aspects, the clinical manifestations, the diagnostic tests and the therapeutic options of this disease in the elderly patient.