Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma

Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma

Gastric perforations following blunt abdominal trauma are rare, accounting for <2% of all blunt abdominal injuries. Isolated blunt gastric ruptures are uncommon. They are usually associated with other solid visceral injuries. Injuries to the stomach are associated with the highest mortality of al...

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Main Authors: M.R. Aboobakar, J.P. Singh, K. Maharaj, S. Mewa Kinoo, B. Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644017300377
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spelling doaj-5585e72ba7f0414d9a43ac1a96de90892020-11-24T22:40:40ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402017-08-01101215Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal traumaM.R. Aboobakar0J.P. Singh1K. Maharaj2S. Mewa Kinoo3B. Singh4Department of Surgery and King Edward VIII Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaDepartment of Surgery and King Edward VIII Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaDepartment of Surgery and King Edward VIII Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorresponding author at: Department of Surgery, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Congella 4013, Durban, South Africa.; Department of Surgery and King Edward VIII Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaDepartment of Surgery and King Edward VIII Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaGastric perforations following blunt abdominal trauma are rare, accounting for <2% of all blunt abdominal injuries. Isolated blunt gastric ruptures are uncommon. They are usually associated with other solid visceral injuries. Injuries to the stomach are associated with the highest mortality of all hollow viscus injuries. Severity of the injury, timing of presentation and presentation following the last meal as well as concomitant injuries are important prognostic factors. Imaging modalities may be unreliable in making a diagnosis and thus clinical vigilance is mandatory. We present a patient with gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma and review the literature. Keywords: Blunt abdominal trauma, Gastric perforation, Hollow viscus injury, Stomach injuryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644017300377
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author M.R. Aboobakar
J.P. Singh
K. Maharaj
S. Mewa Kinoo
B. Singh
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J.P. Singh
K. Maharaj
S. Mewa Kinoo
B. Singh
Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma
Trauma Case Reports
author_facet M.R. Aboobakar
J.P. Singh
K. Maharaj
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B. Singh
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title Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma
title_short Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma
title_full Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma
title_fullStr Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma
title_full_unstemmed Gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma
title_sort gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma
publisher Elsevier
series Trauma Case Reports
issn 2352-6440
publishDate 2017-08-01
description Gastric perforations following blunt abdominal trauma are rare, accounting for <2% of all blunt abdominal injuries. Isolated blunt gastric ruptures are uncommon. They are usually associated with other solid visceral injuries. Injuries to the stomach are associated with the highest mortality of all hollow viscus injuries. Severity of the injury, timing of presentation and presentation following the last meal as well as concomitant injuries are important prognostic factors. Imaging modalities may be unreliable in making a diagnosis and thus clinical vigilance is mandatory. We present a patient with gastric perforation following blunt abdominal trauma and review the literature. Keywords: Blunt abdominal trauma, Gastric perforation, Hollow viscus injury, Stomach injury
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