title: Massive binge eating, gastric dilatation and unsuccessful purging in a young woman with bulimia nervosa.
abstract: This report describes the case of a young woman with bulimia nervosa who developed acute gastric dilation that was diagnosed by computerized tomography. The patient had no history of factors associated with delayed gastric emptying. The treatment course is reviewed, as is the pathophysiology of acute gastric dilation.
authors.affiliation: Duke Eating Disorders Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. brave001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Terrill
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bravender
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Story
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed