Gastrointestinal: Bleeding gastric diverticulum
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Perforated gastric diverticulum with bleeding.
A 42-year-oldman presentedwith a 3-day history of epigastric pain and tarry stools. On physical examination the hemodynamics were stable, and the patient had a pallor and mild epigastric tenderness. Blood tests revealed a hemoglobin level of 7.7g/dL, and a chest X-ray showed a rim of free gas under the diaphragm. On abdominal computed tomography, focal dilatation was noted over the greater curv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0815-9319,1440-1746
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05301.x