title: Stomach rupture associated with physical struggle in a child.
abstract: A 5-year-old girl with spontaneous rupture of the stomach was treated successfully with excision of the ischemic edges of the perforation with primary repair. In this case, vigorous resistance against medical measurement resulted in rupture of the stomach, which was already distended with a large amount of fluid and air. The child survived following immediate surgical intervention and intensive postoperative care.
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Soong
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D003448:Crying / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*