Stomach jolt--a possible mechanism for gastrosplenic injury in blunt abdominal trauma
Garg, P.; Chitkara, N.; Dass, B.
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology 15(4): 153
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0254-8860 PMID: 8916585 Document Number: 454955
We report a 30-year-old man was involved in a road accident and had a gastric lesser curve tear and multiple splenic tears near the short gastric vessels. We believe that these resulted from sudden deceleration of a full stomach with sudden rise in intragastric pressure.