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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/230629 |
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