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Rupture of the stomach complicating bleeding peptic ulcer. Case report
B A Almskog1, U J Angerås, A B Falk
1Department of Surgery, Ostra Sjukhuset, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
Three cases of overdistension and rupture of the stomach complicating bleeding ulcer are reported. Despite early surgery two of the patients died of multiorgan failure and rebleeding. The pathogenesis, clinical picture and treatment of this rare condition are discussed. The literature is reviewed.