The air-sucker's gastric rupture syndrome

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. 2 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.

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Gastric rupture associated with use of the laryngeal mask airway during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1225 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 329 (7476) ◽

pp. 1225-1226 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Nathaniel Haslam ◽

G Claire Campbell ◽

John E Duggan

Keyword(s):

Laryngeal Mask Airway ◽

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

Laryngeal Mask ◽

Gastric Rupture

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Idiopathic gastric rupture in a 3-month-old girl

Acta Paediatrica ◽

10.1111/j.1651-2227.2003.tb02519.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 92 (5) ◽

pp. 628-628 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

T Shimizu ◽

T Horiuchi ◽

S Hirooka ◽

T Yonekura ◽

H Tamai

Keyword(s):

Gastric Rupture

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Spontaneous gastric rupture presenting as severe pneumoperitoneum in a cat with presumed idiopathic gastric ulceration

Veterinary Record Case Reports ◽

10.1136/vetreccr-2019-001049 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. e001049 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luis Mate de Haro ◽

Beatriz Moreno-Aguado ◽

Juan Martí ◽

Darren Kelly

Keyword(s):

Histological Analysis ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Final Diagnosis ◽

Acute Onset ◽

Gastric Ulceration ◽

Neoplastic Disease ◽

Perforated Gastric Ulcer ◽

Gastric Rupture ◽

Septic Peritonitis ◽

Diagnostic Investigations

An 11-year-old female British blue cat was referred for investigation of acute onset vomiting and marked abdominal enlargement. Diagnostic investigations confirmed a large volume of free gas within the abdomen and changes highly suspicious of an ulcerative gastric lesion. Exploratory surgery confirmed the presence of a perforated gastric ulcer and histological analysis showed only associated inflammatory change. The ulcerated lesions were resected, and the cat recovered rapidly with complete resolution of clinical signs. Spontaneous gastric rupture due complete perforation of an ulcer is rarely reported in cats. The vast majority of reported cases present with septic peritonitis, and the majority are subsequently diagnosed with neoplastic disease or a chronic inflammatory aetiology. The cat reported here had no evidence of septic peritonitis, and the authors feel a final diagnosis of idiopathic gastric ulceration is most likely.

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