Open AccessX‐Ray Quiz: An Old Lady with Coffee Ground Vomiting and Decreased General Condition
Author(s) -
Leung KW,
Chan KW,
Lo SSW
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791101800313
Subject(s) - vomiting , medicine , perforation , coffee grounds , pneumoperitoneum , radiological weapon , computed tomography , surgery , radiology , pediatrics , food science , laparoscopy , chemistry , materials science , punching , metallurgy
The case of an 84-year-old lady presenting with coffee ground vomiting, fever and decreased general condition is discussed. Radiological findings indicate massive pneumoperitoneum suggestive of perforation of hollow viscus.