Gastric volvulus with perforation 1 year after total pancreatectomy: a case report

• Published in: Surgical case reports Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 74
• Main Authors: Takahashi, Yusuke, Seki, Hitoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17.04.2020; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Abdomen; Antigens; Biomarkers; Case Report; Case reports; Endoscopy; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pain; Pancreas; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic intraductal neoplasms; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Stomach; Stomach volvulus; Surgery; Tumors; Veins & arteries; Pancreatic intraductal neoplasms; Stomach volvulus; Pancreatectomy

Background Because of its rare indication and relatively simple reconstruction procedure (only choledochojejunostomy and gastrojejunostomy) compared to those for pancreatoduodenectomy, the technical tips and pitfalls of total pancreatectomy are rarely discussed. Herein, we discuss a rare case of gas...