Brochardt's triad of acute epigastric pain, violent retching and inability to pass a nasogastric tube is seen in patients with-: (A) Achalasia cardia, (B) Acute gastric volvulus, (C) Jejunogastric intussusception, (D) Hiatus hernia
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., Acute gastric volvulus Acute gastric volvulus causes severe abdominal pain accompanied by the diagnostic triad k/a Brochardt's triad. Brochardt's triad includes : vomiting followed by retching and then inability to vomit. epigastric distention inability to pass nasogastric tube.