Original Article
Massive gastric dilatation in bulimic patient
Authors:
M Antic ,
Department of Radiology, Brussels University Hospital, Jette, Belgium, BE
K Moshirian Ghodduci,
Department of Radiology, Brussels University Hospital, Jette, Belgium, BE
C Brussaard,
Department of Radiology, Brussels University Hospital, Jette, Belgium, BE
J de Mey
Department of Radiology, Brussels University Hospital, Jette, Belgium, BE
Abstract
Background: A 19-year-old patient presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, inability to vomit and pain and parasthesia in her left leg. Her abdominal complaints began the evening before after drinking a large amount of milk and water. At that time she had bowel distention with inability to vomit and her symptoms intensified. The patient was a known bulimic with a tendency to ingest large amounts of food and vomit. CT scan of the abdomen was performed on admission, and repeated after gastric decompression after insertion of a nasogastric tube which drained 8 litres of fluid. The following day, the CT scan was repeated.
How to Cite:
Antic M, Ghodduci KM, Brussaard C, Mey J de. Massive gastric dilatation in bulimic patient. JBR-BTR. 2014;97(3):136–7. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.48
Published on
01 May 2014.
Peer Reviewed
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