BIKE RIDE ALMOST TO THE HELL- ISOLATED GASTRIC RUPTURE AFTER A BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA IN PAEDIATRIC CASE: CASE REPORT.

Dr. Anil Kumar M.S; Dr. RAXITH SRINGERI R; DR. HARISH S; DR.SINDHURI K; Dr. SAI SARATH CHANDRA

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

BIKE RIDE ALMOST TO THE HELL- ISOLATED GASTRIC RUPTURE AFTER A BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA IN PAEDIATRIC CASE: CASE REPORT.

Dr. Anil Kumar M. S, Dr. Raxith Sringeri R, Dr. Harish S, Dr. Sindhuri K, Dr. Sai Sarath Chandra

Abstract :

Isolated gastric rupture after blunt abdominal trauma is rare. In current literature gastric rupture from blunt abdominal trauma ranges between 0.02% and 1.7%. This document reports the first non motor vehicle case of an isolated gastric rapture after blunt abdominal injury, which repaired after early diagnosis and aggressive surgical treatment. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 12year old boy attended our emergency surgical department after sustained a blunt abdominal trauma following a fall from his bicycle. He presented with pain and left paraumbilical abdominal ecchymoses. Examination revealed subcutaneous emphysema and a palpable abdominal wall dimple. CONCLUSION We present this case report focusing on the paediatric patient to illustrate isolated gastric injury in terms of mechanism of injury, clinical presentation, and immediate surgical management