Gastroptosis

Gastroptosis
Gastroptosis
Specialty	Gastroenterology
Risk factors	Female gender
Diagnostic method	X-ray with barium contrast

The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Gastroptosis is the abnormal downward dislocation (ptosis) of the stomach in which its greater curve is displaced below the iliac crest. It is a life-threatening condition.

The condition frequently causes digestive symptoms, epigastric pain, constipation, decreased appetite, and sometimes even gastric emptying disorders.^[2] It is much more prominent in women than men, and is diagnosed with x-ray using barium contrast.^[1]^[3] Gastroptosis is mainly caused by the relaxation of surrounding ligaments and mesenteries as a result of the weight of the stomach.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kusano M, Moki F, Hosaka H, Shimoyama Y, Kawamura O, Nagoshi A, et al. (2011). "Gastroptosis is associated with less dyspepsia, rather than a cause of dyspepsia, in Japanese persons". Internal Medicine. 50 (7): 667–671. doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4582. PMID 21467696.
^ Staszewska A, Jarzumbek A, Saran A, Gierak-Firszt S, Kwiecien J (January 2023). "Postprandial Abdominal Pain Caused by Gastroptosis-A Case Report". Children. 10 (1): 116. doi:10.3390/children10010116. PMC 9857050. PMID 36670666.
^ Gould GM (1899). The Philadelphia Monthly Medical Journal. Philadelphia Medical Publishing Company. p. 150. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
^ Bestari MB, Chandra M, Joewono IR, Girawan D, Andhika R, Wahyudi Y, et al. (2022). "Gastroptosis due to Gastric Outlet Obstruction Secondary to Duodenal Tumor: Glenard's Disease Revisited". Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 16 (1): 89–93. doi:10.1159/000521977. PMC 8958574. PMID 35431764.

External links

This human digestive system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[Kusano-1] Kusano M, Moki F, Hosaka H, Shimoyama Y, Kawamura O, Nagoshi A, et al. (2011). "Gastroptosis is associated with less dyspepsia, rather than a cause of dyspepsia, in Japanese persons". Internal Medicine. 50 (7): 667–671. doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4582. PMID 21467696.

[2] Staszewska A, Jarzumbek A, Saran A, Gierak-Firszt S, Kwiecien J (January 2023). "Postprandial Abdominal Pain Caused by Gastroptosis-A Case Report". Children. 10 (1): 116. doi:10.3390/children10010116. PMC 9857050. PMID 36670666.

[3] Gould GM (1899). The Philadelphia Monthly Medical Journal. Philadelphia Medical Publishing Company. p. 150. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

[4] Bestari MB, Chandra M, Joewono IR, Girawan D, Andhika R, Wahyudi Y, et al. (2022). "Gastroptosis due to Gastric Outlet Obstruction Secondary to Duodenal Tumor: Glenard's Disease Revisited". Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 16 (1): 89–93. doi:10.1159/000521977. PMC 8958574. PMID 35431764.

[1]

See also

References

External links