Spontaneous Rupture of the Stomach

Two Cases of Gastrorhexis, or Spontaneous Rupture of the Stomach

of such medico-legal interest, as to render their publication always desirable. In Ziemssen's Cyclopaedia of Medicine, Vol. YII (English Edition) Dr. Leube says, that "perforation of the stomach, as is well known, is a not infrequent termination of various gastric diseases, accompanied by erosion of the coats of the organ, such as cancer, ulcer, and in rare cases softening and dilatation of the...

Spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture complicated with perforation of the stomach during Pilates.

Diaphragmatic rupture (DR) is most commonly seen after a blunt trauma. It rarely occurs spontaneously. Many cases of spontaneous DR followed by strenuous sports activity have been reported in the medical literature. However, there has been no previous report on a case of spontaneous DR after a static sport activity. We report the case of a 29-year old woman who presented to the emergency depart...

Traumatic rupture of the oesophagus and stomach.

[Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus].

Two cases of spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus are described, one of which was a rare middle third tear.The possible aetiological factors are reviewed and the problems of diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

'Spontaneous' rupture of the diaphragm.

A case of 'spontaneous' rupture of the diaphragm with herniation and strangulation of the stomach is reported. The diagnosis was made by endoscopy and repair achieved via laparotomy. The patient has made a full recovery.