Traumatic double gastric rupture-a rare finding in blunt trauma abdomen

  • Dr Barkesiya BL Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, R.N.T. Medical College, M.B. Govt. Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India 313001
  • Dr Kuldeep M Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, R.N.T. Medical College, M.B. Govt. Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India 313001
  • Dr Barolia DK Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, R.N.T. Medical College, M.B. Govt. Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India 313001
Keywords: Gastric rupture, double gastric rupture, posterior wall perforation of stomach, blunt trauma abdomen

Abstract

Road traffic accidents are increasingly common, in which blunt trauma abdomen is a common injury with solid organ and hollow viscus injury, but isolated gastric rupture is a rare injury. We report a case of isolated double gastric rupture in blunt trauma abdomen, which is very rare, caused by road traffic accident. Patient managed by immediate laparotomy and double layer closer of both anterior and posterior perforation.

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Traumatic double gastric rupture-a rare finding in blunt trauma abdomen
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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i9.199
Published: 2015-10-31
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Barkesiya B, M K, Barolia D. Traumatic double gastric rupture-a rare finding in blunt trauma abdomen. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2015Oct.31 [cited 2024Mar.29];3(9):1096-8. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/370
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