title: Intrathoracic gastric perforation secondary to corrosive ingestion: a rare complication.
abstract: This case report describes a rare and serious case of acid ingestion in a 50-year-old man who developed necrosis and perforation of gastric fundus and diaphragm with extension of air and fluid collection in the thorax. To the best of our knowledge, this complication has not been described so far in the literature.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Surya Ramachandra
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Varma Gunturi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Abhijot
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parmar
keywords: Corrosive ingestion; computed tomography (CT); diaphragm perforation; gastric perforation