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Borchardt's triad of acute epigastric pain, violent retching and inability to pass a nsogastric tube is seen in patients with
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The correct answer is  A volvulus is a twisting or axial rotation of a portion of bowel about its mesentery.
When complete it forms a closed loop of obstruction with resultant ischaemia secondary to vascular occlusion.