August 2, 2013

Quiz: Acute Abdomen with UGIB

This 33 years old lady presented with vomiting out blood, passing out blackish discoloration of the stool and abdominal pain.

This is her erect chest X ray film. Explained your finding and possible diagnosis





Answer


The chest X ray erect film shows gas under the left diaphragm and the diagnosis is perforated gastric ulcer.


Note: laparotomy was done in this patient and noted finding of large PGU but still managed to be repaired with Graham's patches


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Image of the Day 18: Perforated Viscus [Link]
Chest X Ray: Air Under Diaphragm [Link]
 

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