[Gastric rupture and resuscitation maneuvers].
Near drowning in a bathtub occurred to a 3 years 7 months old boy. He was resuscitated at home by the firemen before admission in hospital, where he presented coma, convulsions and a massive distension of the abdomen. Surgical procedure revealed a 3 cm long perforation on the smaller curvature, which was repaired. This aspect and the localisation of the rupture resemble those related to resuscitation procedures: oxygenotherapy by nasal catheter, external cardiac massage, mouth-to-mouth ventilation. The stomach is filled with air because inadequate position of the catheter. It also may be related to relaxation of crico-pharyngeal sphincter during anesthesia or coma.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000628:therapy*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
Rupture gastrique et manoeuvres de ressuscitation.