Acute Gastric Dilatation Resulting in Gastric Emphysema Following Postpartum Hemorrhage

Acute gastric dilatation is a rare entity, with varying aetiologies the majority of which are benign. Delay in diagnosis and treatment could result in sequelae such as gastric emphysema (pneumatosis), emphysematous gastritis, gangrene, and perforation. Gastric emphysema as a result of a benign nonga...

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Main Authors: Suhail Aslam Khan, Edmond Boko, Haseeb Anwar Khookhar, Sheila Woods, A. H. Nasr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/230629
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