Vnitr Lek 1994, 40(3):192-193
[A rare symptom of peptic ulcer perforation: subcutaneous emphysema].
- Interné oddelenie NsP Liptovský Mikulás.
The authors describe a 50-year-old man who was hospitalized on account of one-week increasing epigastric pain with marked regression several hours after admission. The revealed small subcutaneous emphysema near the umbilicus directed the diagnostic procedure and led to detection of a covered perforation of a peptic prepyloric ulcer.
Keywords: Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Peptic Ulcer Perforation, complications, ; Subcutaneous Emphysema, etiology,
Published: March 1, 1994 Show citation