Traumatic gastric rupture following blunt abdominal trauma: a case report about an atypical modality of presentation


Submitted: 1 February 2017
Accepted: 19 April 2017
Published: 27 April 2017
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Gastric rupture following blunt abdominal trauma is a rare presentation with a reported incidence of 0.02-1.7% in current literature. Traumatic gastric rupture is usually associated with other visceral injuries, such as splenic lesions and fractures. Prompt diagnosis and early intervention reduce mortality and morbidity. History of a recent meal has been implicated in traumatic gastric rupture. We report a case of blunt abdominal trauma with an isolated gastric rupture after a motor vehicle accident, managed successfully without any post-operative morbidity and mortality.

Dario Giambelluca, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Palermo
Department of Radiology, Policlinico Universitario Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Giambelluca, D., Picone, D., Pennisi, N. C., Luciani, B., Lo Re, G., & Romeo, P. (2017). Traumatic gastric rupture following blunt abdominal trauma: a case report about an atypical modality of presentation. Emergency Care Journal, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2017.6609

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