Spontaneous rupture of the normal stomach after sodium bicarbonate ingestion.
Spontaneous rupture of the normal stomach is an unusual and highly lethal event. We present a case of spontaneous rupture of a normal stomach after ingestion of sodium bicarbonate, and review the seven similar cases previously reported.
D000328:Adult; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012964:Sodium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000139:chemically induced*
D001639:Bicarbonates; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D012964:Sodium