Massive oesophageal and gastric distension after opioid usage in elderly patient

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Apr 8;12(4):e229480. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229480.
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Keywords: gas/free gas; gastrointestinal surgery; gastrointestinal system; general surgery; oesophagus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / chemically induced
  • Accidental Falls
  • Aged
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
  • Colles' Fracture / drug therapy*
  • Colles' Fracture / physiopathology
  • Constipation / chemically induced*
  • Constipation / pathology
  • Constipation / therapy
  • Enema
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophagus / pathology*
  • Female
  • Gastric Dilatation / chemically induced*
  • Gastric Dilatation / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Laxatives / therapeutic use
  • Pain / drug therapy*
  • Pain / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Laxatives