title: [Distension of the digestive tract. A pathology caused by altitude?].
abstract: A rare manifestation of digestive tract distension involving all the cavities was observed in a patient who had journeyed at high altitude. There was no organic obstruction suggesting that the increase in organ volume was related to decreased atmospheric pressure according to Maiotte's law. Distension may have been favoured by the diminished abdominal muscle tone, resulting in a lack of adaptation. Dilatation was predominant in the large organs, particularly the stomach and the colon.
authors.affiliation: Centre Médico Chirurgical d'Hépato Gastro Entérologie, Centre Hospitalier de Grasse.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dekeyser
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Medjoubi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dorenlot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaillaud
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pellat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bornet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications*; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Distension du tractus digestif. Une pathologie d'altitude?