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Death from Bloat
Author(s) -
Incani A. V.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb131707.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pyloric stenosis , gastroenterology , cardiology , surgery
A case is reported of acute gastric dilatation associated with chronic duodenal ulceration and pyloric stenosis. Death was due to mechanical impedance of venous return, resulting from grossly increased intra‐abdominal pressure.