Pneumoperitoneum caused by acute gastric dilatation (AGD) is a very rare complication. We report a case of pneumoperitoneum and acute pulmonary edema caused by AGD in a patient with Parkinson's disease. A 78-year-old woman presented with pneumonia and AGD. We inserted a nasogastric tube and administered empirical antibiotics. We performed an endoscopy, and perforation or necrosis of the stomach...

Intrauterine devices (IUD) are the most common contraceptive methods all over the world. Besides many advantages, there are also some complications of this method. The most important complication of IUD is uterine perforation. The reported incidence of IUD perforation ranges from 0.2 to 9.6 per thousand insertions. In this article we would like to report a case that has an IUD migrated to the g...

The accidental ingestion of a foreign body into the gastrointestinal tract is not uncommon, but the vast majority of foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully within a week. Less than 1% of patients with foreign body ingestion develop complications such as perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. The migration of an ingested foreign body may result in chronic inflamm...

BACKGROUND Dyspnea is one of the most common complaints facing the emergency medicine physician. Some of the gastrointestinal causes of dyspnea are self-limited and not life-threatening, yet others are, and early diagnosis and treatment are crucial. METHODS In this article we presented one of these life-threatening conditions through a clinical description of a patient presenting with acute r...

Kyphoplasty is a minimal invasive technique with a low rate of complications. To the best of our knowledge, perforation of gastric wall following kyphoplasty has not been described yet. We present a case that was operated for radical resection of esophageal carcinoma eleven years ago and who underwent kyphoplasty after a recent sixth and seventh thoracic vertebral fracture was diagnosed. Afterw...

SuININIARY This is a report of a 22-year-old woman with treated anorexia nervosa who died of complications of acute gastric dilatation that is, infarction and perforation with severe and irreversible shock. Binge eating and drinking, precipitated by emotional crises, contributed to her acute gastric dilatation. This complication of anorexia nervosa lhas been previously reported, but, unlike the...

Acute gastric remnant dilation is a rare postoperative complication of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) occurring in 0–0.8% of cases [1–7]. It is usually associated with jejunojejunostomy obstruction or gastric remnant ulcer formation. The typical presenting symptoms include left upper quadrant abdominal pain, hiccups, and persistent tachycardia. It is managed by gastrostomy tube d...

The incidence of gastric band erosion has decreased to 1%. Gastric band erosion can manifest with various clinical symptoms, although some patients remain asymptomatic. We present a case of a mostly asymptomatic patient who was diagnosed with gastric band erosion during a routine health check-up. A 32-year-old man without any underlying diseases except for non-alcoholic fatty liver underwent la...

Endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is increasingly being used as a means of managing perforations or anastomotic leaks of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Published outcomes are favourable, with few mentions of complications or morbidity. We present a case in which the management of a gastric perforation with endoscopic vacuum therapy was complicated by cervical oesophageal perforat...

Although most ingested foreign bodies usually pass through the gastrointestinal tract asymptomatically, toothpick injury to the gastrointestinal tract is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Toothpick perforation of the gastrointestinal tract is frequently reported but, to the best of our knowledge, bacteremia caused by an impacted toothpick within the gastric mucosa has n...