title: Rupture of the stomach complicating bleeding peptic ulcer. Case report.
abstract: Three cases of overdistension and rupture of the stomach complicating bleeding ulcer are reported. Despite early surgery two of the patients died of multiorgan failure and rebleeding. The pathogenesis, clinical picture and treatment of this rare condition are discussed. The literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ostra Sjukhuset, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Almskog
authors.forename: U J
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Angerås
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hall-Angerås
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery