mesenteroaxial volvulus

mesenteroaxial volvulus

a type of gastric volvulus in which the axis of twist is parallel to the line of the gastric mesentery.
See also: organoaxial.

mes·en·ter·o·ax·i·al vol·vu·lus

(mes'ĕn-ter'ō-aks'ē-ăl vol'vyū-lŭs) A type of gastric volvulus in which the axis of twist is parallel to the line of the gastric mesentery