Journal de chirurgie
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Journal de chirurgie · Nov 1995
Case Reports[Acute stomach volvulus complicating hiatal hernia revealed by common bile duct calculi].
The authors report about one observation of acute gastric volvulus on paraoesophageal hiatus hernia caused by a choledocholithiasis, requiring gastrectomy and choledochotomy in emergency. On the basis of this case they sum up the main characteristics of this complication of hiatus hernia and insist on a earlier diagnosis before stage of irreversible lesions.