Background: Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for gastric volvulus. Despite its rarity, early experience from recent publications suggests that laparoscopy is a safe and effective approach for the treatment of acute gastric volvulus. Yet, more data focusing on patients’ postoperative quality of life (QoL) is needed. The aim of this study is to report our institutional experience with the management of acute gastric volvulus, assessing surgical outcomes and postoperative QoL. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database, looking for patients with gastric volvulus, requiring emergency laparotomic or laparoscopic surgery, between 2016 and 2018. Follow-up included clinical evaluation, barium swallow X-ray, and two QoL questionnaires— Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease–Health-Related Quality of Life and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale. Results: Over a 3-year period, 9 patients underwent emergency surgery for acute gastric volvulus, 5 (55%) of which were performed laparoscopically. In this group, the only postoperative complication was found in 1 (20%) patient who presented mild delayed gastric empty. In the laparotomic group, 3 patients (75%) had immediate (30-day) postoperative complications—1 pneumonia, 1 bowel obstruction, and 1 sepsis with mul- tiorgan failure. At a median follow-up of 25 (15–48) months, hiatal hernia recurred in 1 (20%) patient after laparoscopic repair. No recurrence occurred in the open group. With a 100% response rate, QoL questionnaires revealed that 80% of the subjects treated laparoscopically were fully satisfied of the surgical approach, reporting slightly better QoL scores than the open surgery group. Conclusions: Improved postoperative clinical outcomes and QoL after laparoscopic repair of acute gastric volvulus provide encouraging evidence in support of this minimally invasive approach as an alternative to laparotomy.

The Surgical Management of Acute Gastric Volvulus: Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life Assessment

Tamburini, Nicola
Primo
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Andolfi, Ciro
Secondo
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Vigolo, Chiara;Sanzi, Marcello;Resta, Giuseppe;Marino, Serafino;Rubino, Serena;Cavallesco, Giorgio;Occhionorelli, Savino
Penultimo
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Vasquez, Giorgio
Ultimo
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Anania, Gabriele
2021

Abstract

Background: Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for gastric volvulus. Despite its rarity, early experience from recent publications suggests that laparoscopy is a safe and effective approach for the treatment of acute gastric volvulus. Yet, more data focusing on patients’ postoperative quality of life (QoL) is needed. The aim of this study is to report our institutional experience with the management of acute gastric volvulus, assessing surgical outcomes and postoperative QoL. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database, looking for patients with gastric volvulus, requiring emergency laparotomic or laparoscopic surgery, between 2016 and 2018. Follow-up included clinical evaluation, barium swallow X-ray, and two QoL questionnaires— Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease–Health-Related Quality of Life and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale. Results: Over a 3-year period, 9 patients underwent emergency surgery for acute gastric volvulus, 5 (55%) of which were performed laparoscopically. In this group, the only postoperative complication was found in 1 (20%) patient who presented mild delayed gastric empty. In the laparotomic group, 3 patients (75%) had immediate (30-day) postoperative complications—1 pneumonia, 1 bowel obstruction, and 1 sepsis with mul- tiorgan failure. At a median follow-up of 25 (15–48) months, hiatal hernia recurred in 1 (20%) patient after laparoscopic repair. No recurrence occurred in the open group. With a 100% response rate, QoL questionnaires revealed that 80% of the subjects treated laparoscopically were fully satisfied of the surgical approach, reporting slightly better QoL scores than the open surgery group. Conclusions: Improved postoperative clinical outcomes and QoL after laparoscopic repair of acute gastric volvulus provide encouraging evidence in support of this minimally invasive approach as an alternative to laparotomy.
2021
Tamburini, Nicola; Andolfi, Ciro; Vigolo, Chiara; Sanzi, Marcello; Resta, Giuseppe; Marino, Serafino; Rubino, Serena; Cavallesco, Giorgio; Occhionorelli, Savino; Vasquez, Giorgio; Anania, Gabriele
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