Stomach jolt--a possible mechanism for gastrosplenic injury in blunt abdominal trauma.
We report a 30-year-old man was involved in a road accident and had a gastric lesser curve tear and multiple splenic tears near the short gastric vessels. We believe that these resulted from sudden deceleration of a full stomach with sudden rise in intragastric pressure.
Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.
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Garg
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Chitkara
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Dass
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*