Massive gastric bleeding from a blunt abdominal trauma: Report of a case

Blunt gastric injury (BGI) is a rare condition that accounts for 0.02%–1.7% of all blunt abdominal trauma cases. Blunt gastric rupture, which occurs in less than 40% of all BGI cases, presents unstable vital signs and symptoms of peritonitis due to massive peritoneal contamination. This article pres...

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Published inSurgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 40; no. 10; pp. 963 - 966
Main Authors Miyajima, Mamoru, Iinuma, Yasushi, Hirose, Yasuo, Kumagai, Ken, Tanaka, Toshiharu, Sekiguchi, Hiroshi, Yamazaki, Toshiyuki, Yamamoto, Mutsuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Springer Japan 01.10.2010
Subjects
Abdominal Injuries - complications
Abdominal Injuries - diagnosis
Abdominal Injuries - surgery
Accidents, Traffic
Aged
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrectomy - methods
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - surgery
Humans
Laparotomy
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Rupture
Stomach - injuries
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - surgery
Computed tomography
Blunt abdominal trauma
Gastric injury
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Summary:Blunt gastric injury (BGI) is a rare condition that accounts for 0.02%–1.7% of all blunt abdominal trauma cases. Blunt gastric rupture, which occurs in less than 40% of all BGI cases, presents unstable vital signs and symptoms of peritonitis due to massive peritoneal contamination. This article presents the case of a patient with BGI who did not present with symptoms of peritonitis in spite of presenting with persistent hypovolemic shock.
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ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-009-4169-4