Gastric Necrosis due to Acute Massive Gastric Dilatation.

Case Rep Med

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey.

Published: August 2013

Gastric necrosis due to acute massive gastric dilatation is relatively rare. Vascular reasons, herniation, volvulus, acute gastric dilatation, anorexia, and bulimia nervosa play a role in the etiology of the disease. Early diagnosis and treatment are highly important as the associated morbidity and mortality rates are high. In this case report, we present a case of gastric necrosis due to acute gastric dilatation accompanied with the relevant literature.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3745869PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/847238DOI Listing

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