organoaxial

or·ga·no·ax·i·al

(ōr'gă-nō-aks'ē-ăl),
Rotation around the long axis of the organ; a type of gastric volvulus.
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After dubious chest X-ray findings, computed tomography (CAT) evaluation showed an "upside-down stomach" situated in the thorax with an organoaxial rotation, along with a 9 x 11 cm hiatal defect.
Autologous Dermis Graft Implantation: A Novel Approach to Reinforcement in Giant Hiatal Hernias
Three anatomic categories of gastric volvulus have been identified: organoaxial, mesenteroaxial, and combination.
Failure to Recognize Borchardt's Triad: A Case Presentation
GV is subdivided into three types: organoaxial, mesenteroaxial, or a combination of the two.
Acute Gastric Volvulus and Atrial Fibrillation with RVR: A Coincidence or Association
In a type IV hernia, the entire stomach herniates into the thorax with organoaxial rotation.
Evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux and its complications
Types of gastric volvulus: Organoaxial and mesenteroaxial.
An interesting case of Gastric volvulus
Rotation of the stomach along the longitudinal axis is termed organoaxial volvulus, while rotation along the transverse axis is termed mesenteroaxial volvulus [1, 2].
Successful gastric volvulus reduction and gastropexy using a dual endoscope technique
(6) The most frequently used classification system describes 3 types of gastric volvulus: organoaxial, mesenteroaxial and combination-unclassified.
Acute mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus on computed tomography
Se han descrito diferentes tipos de volvulo, tales como el organo-axial, el mesenterico-axial o el mixto en la edad pediatrica, de los cuales sobresale el volvulo gastrico intratoracico considerado una complicacion rara de hernia diafragmatica, donde el estomago sufre una torsion organoaxial que predispone a estrangulacion, necrosis.
Volvulo gastrico asociado a hernia diafragmatica: reporte de un caso y revision de la literatura
It is characterized by rotation of the stomach toward the right pleural cavity along the organoaxial axis (defined by the phrenoesophageal membrane at the hiatus and the retroperitoneal attachment of the first portion of the duodenum) [2].
Laparoscopic Repair of a Large Paraesophageal Hernia with Migration of the Stomach into the Mediastinum Creating an Upside-Down Stomach
There are two types of gastric volvulus: organoaxial and mesenteroaxial.
Eventration of diaphragm complicated by gastric volvulus in elderly female: a case report
There are 2 forms of gastric volvulus, organoaxial and mesentericoaxial.
CT imaging of endoscopy-confirmed gastric pathology
There are 2 major types of gastric volvulus, organoaxial and mesenteroaxial.
Radiological case of the month: Rajiv K. Tangri, DO and Bina L. Chaddha, MD

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