Gastric volvulus leading to acute gastric dilatation is a surgical emergency that should be considered as a differential in patients who present to the emergency department with severe epigastric pain and evidence of gastric outlet obstruction. This condition requires a high index of suspicion that enables early diagnosis and treatment.

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