Intrathoracic gastric perforation secondary to corrosive ingestion: a rare complication.
| Autor: | Arora R; 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India., Varma Gunturi SR; 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India., Arora A; 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India., Parmar A; 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery [Quant Imaging Med Surg] 2016 Apr; Vol. 6 (2), pp. 210-3. |
| DOI: | 10.21037/qims.2015.03.19 |
| Abstrakt: | 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. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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