[An uncommon form of gastric rupture in giant scrotal hernia].

Abstract

The spontaneous gastric rupture without a preexisting gastric ulcer is an extremely rare event. In the case presented we report the occurrence of a gastric rupture in context with a giant left scrotal hernia. The entire intestine was transposed into the hernial sack and this obviously led to a chronic distension of the stomach and finally to the spontaneous gastric rupture. Other reasons of a spontaneous gastric rupture as well as the surgical therapy are discussed. Important are a fast diagnosis and surgical revision in order to prevent patients from a massive diffuse peritonitis.

• Authors: K J Walgenbach, H Lauschke, G Brünagel, A Hirner
• Journal: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie (Zentralbl Chir) Vol. 126 Issue 12 Pg. 1015-7 (Dec 2001) ISSN: 0044-409X [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Eine ungewöhnliche Form der Magenruptur bei riesiger Skrotalhernie.
• PMID: 11805905 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Dilatation, Pathologic
• Hernia, Inguinal (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Peritonitis (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Radiography
• Risk Factors
• Rupture, Spontaneous
• Scrotum (diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)
• Stomach Rupture (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)