Acute Gastric Necrosis in a Teenager
Joint Authors
Yorke, Joseph
Gyamfi, Frank Enoch
Awoonor-Williams, Ronald
Osei-Akoto, Ebenezer
Acheampong, Emmanuel
Acheampong, Emmanuella Nsenbah
Adinku, Michael Ofoe
Yamoah, Francis Akwaw
Konney, Thomas Okpoti
Adjei, Ernest
Boateng, Edward Amoah
Dally, Charles Kofi
Ababio, Kwabena Acheamfour
Afful-Yorke, Dennis
Ahulu, Dorcas
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gastric infarction is a rare condition often associated with high mortality due to a delay in diagnosis.
The stomach which has a rich supply of blood is a rare site for such a condition.
Gastric infarction has a long list of etiological factors.
We report a case of a patient who was managed successfully following gastric infarction from gastric dilatation.
An 18-year-old female student presented with a three-day history of abdominal pain associated with abdominal distension of two days.
The abdomen was distended with generalized tenderness, rebound tenderness, and guarding.
Bowel sounds were absent.
Digital rectal examination was unremarkable, and a pregnancy test was negative.
Biochemical tests were all normal.
Intraoperatively, two litres of serosanguinous fluid was suctioned from the abdomen.
About 300 mL of pus was suctioned from the pelvis.
The gangrenous portion was resected, and repair was done in two layers using Conell and Lambert suture techniques.
Acute gastric necrosis is a rare surgical condition that requires a high index of suspicion and prompts aggressive resuscitation and surgical intervention to obviate the high mortality rate associated with the condition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yorke, Joseph& Gyamfi, Frank Enoch& Awoonor-Williams, Ronald& Osei-Akoto, Ebenezer& Acheampong, Emmanuel& Acheampong, Emmanuella Nsenbah…[et al.]. 2020. Acute Gastric Necrosis in a Teenager. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151599
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yorke, Joseph…[et al.]. Acute Gastric Necrosis in a Teenager. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yorke, Joseph& Gyamfi, Frank Enoch& Awoonor-Williams, Ronald& Osei-Akoto, Ebenezer& Acheampong, Emmanuel& Acheampong, Emmanuella Nsenbah…[et al.]. Acute Gastric Necrosis in a Teenager. Case Reports in Surgery. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151599
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151599