title: Hemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries after vomiting: the first documented case in North America.
abstract: This is the first documented case in North America wherein a 26-year-old man presented to the emergency room with hemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries after violent emesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70112, USA. jkapla@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hausmann
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*