Sudden unexpected death due to rupture of the stomach.
We report a case of sudden unexpected death due to rupture of the stomach. A 49-year-old man was found dead in a public lavatory. Autopsy findings revealed two rupture wounds measuring 14 cm and 6 cm located in the fundus of stomach at the side of the greater curvature despite of any superficial injury. The deceased had an ulcer in the lesser curvature of stomach, and dilation in this area was expected to be impaired. Under this condition, excessive over-eating resulting in over-extension of the stomach wall at the greater curvature was speculated to have caused stomach rupture.
Ishikawa
Takaki
T
Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-Cho, Okayama City, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Miyaishi
Satoru
S
Yamamoto
Yuji
Y
Yoshitome
Kei
K
Inagaki
Sachiyo
S
Ishizu
Hideo
H
D001344:Autopsy; D002423:Cause of Death; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis*