Gastric organoaxial volvulus: A lethal twist and a rare cause of acute abdomen.

Organoaxial gastric volvulus is a rare clinical condition. We present a 55 years old man with an acute episode of melena and hematemesis with moderate epigastric pain which was unresponsive to analgesics. Initially, the patient was misdiagnosed and treated symptomatically for other gastrointestinal conditions but later contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan revealed gastric organo-axial volvulus, which was associated with a right hiatal hernia.

A rare case of recurrent hydatid cyst of the spleen: A case report.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE), or hydatid disease, is a parasitic infection caused by endemic to areas with considerable pastoral farming and animal husbandry. Typical presentations include hydatid cyst formation in the liver, lungs, brain, kidneys, or bones. An isolated splenic hydatid cyst is an extremely rare occurrence, accounting for only 0.