Emergency Physician-Performed Bedside Ultrasound of Gastric Volvulus

Keyon Shokraneh; Jordan Johnson; Gabriel Cabrera; Eric J Kalivoda

doi:10.7759/cureus.9946

Emergency Physician-Performed Bedside Ultrasound of Gastric Volvulus

Cureus. 2020 Aug 22;12(8):e9946. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9946.

Authors

Keyon Shokraneh¹, Jordan Johnson¹, Gabriel Cabrera¹, Eric J Kalivoda¹

Affiliation

¹ Emergency Medicine, Hospital Corporation of America Healthcare West Florida Graduate Medical Education Consortium/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon, USA.

Abstract

Gastric volvulus (GV) is a seldomly encountered life-threatening condition that necessitates rapid diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). The diagnosis of GV is traditionally established with cross-sectional imaging and/or endoscopy with surgical confirmation. The potential role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as a bedside tool to support the early identification of GV by emergency physicians (EPs) has not been thoroughly investigated. This case report describes the expeditious diagnosis and ED management of acute GV by implementing EP-performed POCUS into critical decision making.

Keywords: emergency department; gastric volvulus; point-of-care ultrasound; ultrasonography.

Publication types

Case Reports