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Life‐threatening acute gastric dilatation with aorta compression in a 3‐year‐old child
Author(s) -
Kim Ah Young,
Jung Se Yong,
Eun Lucy Youngmin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12714
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , shock (circulatory) , abdominal distension , decompression , abdominal pain , resuscitation , stomach , distension , pancreas , abdomen , hypovolemia , pancreatitis , surgery , abdominal aorta , aorta , radiology , anesthesia
We report a fatal case of acute gastric dilatation in a 3‐year old boy who presented with severe abdominal pain and massive gastric distension in the emergency room. On physical examination the patient was in shock due to acute abdomen and lower limb ischemia. Initial laboratory findings showed multi‐organ failure with acute renal failure and pancreatitis. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed marked dilatation of the stomach resulting in compression of the abdominal aorta. The left kidney, spleen and pancreas were not visible on CT due to the necrotic changes. The patient was quickly stabilized by initial volume resuscitation, but suddenly deteriorated immediately after gastric decompression via nasogastric tube, and died from multi‐organ failure 3 h after initial presentation.