TY - JOUR T1 - Acute gastric volvulus presenting as a pseudo cardiac tamponade JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2018-225556 VL - 2018 SP - bcr-2018-225556 AU - Francisco Fanjul AU - Gloria Sampériz Y1 - 2018/09/12 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-225556.abstract N2 - Gastric volvulus is defined as rotation of the stomach or part of the stomach by more than 180°, creating a closed loop obstruction. Typically, its clinical presentation includes abdominal pain, distension, nausea and vomiting. Diagnosis requires a high suspicion index as it can be easily misdiagnosed with other abdominal problems such as stomach distension or subocclusive syndrome. CT scan has proven to be both highly sensitive and specific when differentiating these processes.1A woman in their early 80s with no relevant … ER -