title: [Mediastinal abscess complicating perforated riding gastric ulcer].
abstract: Gastric ulcer in a diaphragmatic hernia is a specific clinical entity, different from other gastric ulcerations. A 71-year-old man with a perforated and bleeding gastric ulcer in a diaphragmatic hernia, complicated by a posterior mediastinal abscess, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery B, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bachus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Markel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Avizohar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schein
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery