Haemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries after vomiting
Piccagliani, L.; D'Arienzo, M.; Manco, G.; Luppi, D.; Rossi, A.
Chirurgia Italiana 61(2): 237-240
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4773 PMID: 19537000 Document Number: 637855
We present the case of a rare and serious complication of vomiting. A 25-year-old man presented to the emergency room with acute abdomen secondary to haemoperitoneum. There was no evidence or history of trauma in the previous 30 days. The only antecedent was a history of violent vomiting in the afternoon. Laparoscopy showed a massive haemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries.