Spontaneous intraperitoneal haemorrhage from short gastric artery avulsion secondary to forceful retching

Spontaneous intraperitoneal haemorrhage can occur in any age group. It is defined as presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity which can results from a non-traumatic and non-iatrogenic cause. Common causes are visceral, coagulopathy related and vascular. The clinical presentation is usually no...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2013-06, Vol.2013, p.bcr2012008250
Main Authors: Faraj, Walid, Alaeddine, Mohamed, Haydar, Ali, Khalife, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Adolescent
Arteries - injuries
Cysts
Diagnosis, Differential
Hemoperitoneum - diagnosis
Hemoperitoneum - etiology
Humans
Infections
Male
Medical imaging
Metastasis
Middle East
Mortality
Pain
Stomach - blood supply
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
Veins & arteries
Vomiting - complications
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Summary:Spontaneous intraperitoneal haemorrhage can occur in any age group. It is defined as presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity which can results from a non-traumatic and non-iatrogenic cause. Common causes are visceral, coagulopathy related and vascular. The clinical presentation is usually non-specific; it can vary from mild abdominal pain to a shock status. We report a very rare case of a 17-year-old male patient who presented to our institution with spontaneous intraperitoneal bleeding secondary to avulsion of one of the short gastric artery following forceful retching.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-008250