[Necrosis of the greater curvature following acute dilatation of the stomach]. / Necrosis de curvadura mayor secuente a dilatación aguda de estómago.

We present a case of gastric greater curvature necrosis after acute gastric dilatation. The lesion was treated by vertical resection of the greater curvature and the distal end of the gastric fundus. This is the first case described in the Spanish medical literature.