Revisit of gastromalacia: a report of three cases and review of the literature
| Autor: | Xuebo Li, Qing Gao, Hongmei Dong, Mingjie Qiu, Liangliang Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 01 natural sciences Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030216 legal & forensic medicine Child Forensic Pathology Asphyxia Rupture Spontaneous business.industry Stomach 010401 analytical chemistry General Medicine Middle Aged Gastromalacia Gastrointestinal Contents 0104 chemical sciences Multiple factors medicine.anatomical_structure Postmortem Changes Endogenous enzymes Female Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology. 16:489-492 |
| ISSN: | 1556-2891 1547-769X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12024-020-00274-9 |
| Popis: | Gastromalacia, a postmortem dissolution of the stomach, is caused by endogenous enzymes resulting in thinning and softening of the stomach wall with focal perforation. Thus, identifying gastromalacia and differentiating it from other causes of gastric perforation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis. Herein, three cases of gastromalacia are described. The victims died due to hyperthermia, leukemia complicated by cerebral hemorrhage, and asphyxia due to inhaled vomitus, respectively. The macroscopic and microscopic appearance in three cases indicated gastromalacia, although multiple factors confused the diagnosis. Furthermore, the differential diagnosis and the underlying mechanism are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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