PREOPERATIVE SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF SEALED-OFF PERFORATED GASTRIC-ULCER

Authors
TSAI KC WANG HP HUANG GT WANG SM
Citation
Kc. Tsai et al., PREOPERATIVE SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF SEALED-OFF PERFORATED GASTRIC-ULCER, Journal of clinical ultrasound, 26(5), 1998, pp. 269-271
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Acoustics
Journal title
Journal of clinical ultrasound → ACNP
ISSN journal
00912751
Volume
26
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
269 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-2751(1998)26:5<269:PSDOSP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is a common surgical emergency. Early di agnosis and intervention are necessary to reduce the morbidity and mor tality. Radiographic or sonographic detection of free air is neither s ensitive nor specific for PPU. We report a case of sealed-off PPU with direct sonographic demonstration of the perforation tract within the anterior wall of the gastric antrum. The diagnosis was confirmed at la parotomy. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.