Gastric rupture following multiple blunt trauma

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Mar 2;17(5):1380-1383. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.013. eCollection 2022 May.

Abstract

Gastric injury due to trauma is a rare complication that occurs in approximately 0.04%-1.2% of all instances of abdominal trauma. When imaging trauma cases, certain areas can be obscured by several inevitable reasons. Despite its rarity, the high mortality rate of a gastric injury requires an early and accurate diagnosis. We present the case of an 18-year-old male who suffered a gastric rupture of the greater curvature following a road traffic collision before providing a brief review of the literature.

Keywords: Blunt trauma; Computed tomography; Gastric rupture.

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  • Case Reports