Case Report

Acute Gastric Volvulus Causing Splenic Avulsion and Hemoperitoneum

Figure 3

CT of abdomen and pelvis with contrast showing a markedly distended abdomen without focal wall thickening. The J-shaped stomach is rotated along its long axis, displaying a gastric volvulus. Fluid, consistent with blood, is seen tracking along the paracolic gutters and the pelvis.