Jejunal perforation as a result of massive gastrointestinal bleeding from a duodenal ulcer.
A complication of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding is presented as a case report of a patient who developed a spontaneous perforation of the small intestine as a result of massive bleeding from a duodenal ulcer.
D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous