Intrathoracic gastric perforation secondary to corrosive ingestion: a rare complication

Intrathoracic gastric perforation secondary to corrosive ingestion: a rare complication

This case report describes a rare and serious case of acid ingestion in a 50-year-old man who developed necrosis and perforation of gastric fundus and diaphragm with extension of air and fluid collection in the thorax. To the best of our knowledge, this complication has not been described so far in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery 2016-04, Vol.6 (2), p.210-213
Hauptverfasser: Arora, Richa, Varma Gunturi, Surya Ramachandra, Arora, Abhishek, Parmar, Abhijot
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This case report describes a rare and serious case of acid ingestion in a 50-year-old man who developed necrosis and perforation of gastric fundus and diaphragm with extension of air and fluid collection in the thorax. To the best of our knowledge, this complication has not been described so far in the literature.
ISSN:2223-4292
2223-4306
DOI:10.21037/qims.2015.03.19