title: Gastric rupture associated with pregnancy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spontaneous gastric rupture during pregnancy is rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  A young primigravida delivered a 34-week stillborn infant. Shortly after delivery, she developed signs of hypovolemic shock. Ultrasound examination showed a large amount of free intra-abdominal fluid. At laparotomy, gastric rupture was encountered and repaired. Congenital eventration of the left hemidiaphragm was also noted. After a complicated postoperative course, the patient recovered and has done well.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rapid surgical intervention for gastric rupture associated with pregnancy is necessary for maternal survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aultman Health Foundation, Canton, Ohio 44710, USA.
authors.forename: Ae
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seon Cha
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Krew
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamlyn
authors.forename: Prabhcharan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000601:surgery*