Pneumoperitoneum in a perforated gastric ulcer

Pneumoperitoneum in a perforated gastric ulcer

Description A 78-year-old woman with a history of peptic ulcer and recent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of progressively worsening abdominal distention and pain.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2013-01, Vol.2013, p.bcr2012007915
1. Verfasser: Lobão, Bárbara
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Abdomen
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Europe (West)
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Images In
Mortality
Peptic Ulcer Perforation - complications
Peptic Ulcer Perforation - diagnosis
Pneumoperitoneum - diagnosis
Pneumoperitoneum - etiology
Prescription drugs
Radiography, Abdominal
Stomach Ulcer - complications
Stomach Ulcer - diagnosis
Ulcers
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Zusammenfassung:Description A 78-year-old woman with a history of peptic ulcer and recent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of progressively worsening abdominal distention and pain.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-007915