Rupture of the stomach complicating resuscitative measures is usually fatal. A 74-year-old man who suffered a myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest had perforation of the stomach when the esophagus was inadvertently intubated, ventilating the stomach. Laparotomy was performed and the gastric perforation sutured. In spite of the extensive trauma, the patient, incredibly, recovered. Although v...

CONTEXT Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) is one of the several surgical techniques for treating patients with morbid obesity. Erosion and perforation in the gastric chamber caused by LASGB are rare complications that have already been described. There have not yet been any reports of perforation of the middle esophagus during this procedure. CASE REPORT The authors des...

In a 45-year-old woman with epigastric discomfort for 1 year, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) showed a hypoechoic solid mass originating from the muscularis propria of the posterior wall of the gastric fundus (●" Fig.1). EUS revealed that this 0.8×0.6cm mass was probably a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) because of its morphological characteristics; t...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Spontaneous gastric perforation in the absence of chemotherapy is extremely rare. The authors encountered a case of spontaneous perforation of primary gastric lymphoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 58-year-old man visited the authors' hospital with acute severe epigastralgia. A large amount of free gas and a fluid collection around the stomach were noted on an abdominal computed to...

We present the case of a 52-year-old male patient, hospitalized on an emergency basis in the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, after being diagnosed with pneumoperitoneum acute abdomen, for which emergency surgery was mandatory. A 3,5-4 cm malignant gastric perforation, ascitis and peritoneal carcinomatosis were found. The histopathological exam revealed infiltrative mucinous gastric ...

BACKGROUND Breast carcinoma metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is rare and more frequently associated with lobular than ductal carcinoma (Borst and Ingold, Surg 114(4):637-641 [1]). The purpose of this article is to present a case based review of a unique gastrointestinal metastasis and literature review. METHODS A 46 year old lady with metastatic invasive ductal breast cancer was admit...

Background: Acute fungal peritonitis due to gastric and duodenal perforation has been rarely reported. Methods: In this study, we retrospectively analyzed 15 cases with acute fungal peritonitis infected with Candida after gastric and duodenal perforation. Results: Gastric ulcer perforation was diagnosed in 5 cases and perforation of the duodenum was diagnosed in 10 cases. The medical background...

INTRODUCTION Spontaneous gastric perforation is a well known surgical emergency which carries significant mortality and morbidity. Well documented causes in adults include peptic ulcer disease, drugs such as non-steroidal and gastric malignancy. Iatrogenic causes still remain relatively rare. We report an interesting case of an acutely unwell young man who developed gastric perforation seconda...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) in promoting gastrointestinal function recovery in rats following gastric perforation repair and explore the underlying mechanism. METHODS Thirty male SD rats with glacial acetic acid-induced gastric perforation underwent surgical repair of the perforation. The rats were then randomized 8 days later into model group (n=10), dompe...