Laparoscopic Treatment for Perforated Bleeding Gastric Ulcer

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Case description

 A 77-year-old male presented to emergency room with a three-hour history of progressively worsening epigastric pain and nausea.  Physical examination revealed rebound tenderness compatible with an acute abdomen. A CT scan showed: important pneumoperitoneum unable to define the drilling point; distended stomach with plenty of fluid inside and dense content fundus / body suggestive of active arterial bleeding.

tags: acute abdomen arterial bleeding epigastric pain gastric ulcer nausea pneumoperitoneum rebound tenderness


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