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  • Title: [An uncommon form of gastric rupture in giant scrotal hernia].
    Author: Walgenbach KJ, Lauschke H, Brünagel G, Hirner A.
    Journal: Zentralbl Chir; 2001 Dec; 126(12):1015-7. PubMed ID: 11805905.
    Abstract:
    The spontaneous gastric rupture without a preexisting gastric ulcer is an extremely rare event. In the case presented we report the occurrence of a gastric rupture in context with a giant left scrotal hernia. The entire intestine was transposed into the hernial sack and this obviously led to a chronic distension of the stomach and finally to the spontaneous gastric rupture. Other reasons of a spontaneous gastric rupture as well as the surgical therapy are discussed. Important are a fast diagnosis and surgical revision in order to prevent patients from a massive diffuse peritonitis.
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