<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Acute gastric dilatation is a rare and life threatening disease. The usual symptoms of acute gastric dilatation can vary and be nonspecific, including acute abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting. Many aetiologies of acute gastric dilatation are described. This article presents a case of a 13 year old girl who presented in our clinic with acute gastric dilatation after an orthopaedic operation. Clinical signs and a diagnostic pathway are presented in the report. In the early treatment of acute gastric dilatation, nasogastric tube insertion was used for gastric decompression. As a surgical approach jejunostomy insertion was used to ensure enteral feeding. Our case study shows that the optimal treatment for this pathology is mainly conservative.</p></abstract>

Acute gastric dilatation is a rare and life threatening disease. The usual symptoms of acute gastric dilatation can vary and be nonspecific, including acute abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting. Many aetiologies of acute gastric dilatation are described. This article presents a case of a 13 year old girl who presented in our clinic with acute gastric dilatation after an orthopaedic operation. Clinical signs and a diagnostic pathway are presented in the report. In the early treatment of acute gastric dilatation, nasogastric tube insertion was used for gastric decompression. As a surgical approach jejunostomy insertion was used to ensure enteral feeding. Our case study shows that the optimal treatment for this pathology is mainly conservative.

Acute Gastric Dilatation in a 13 Year Old Child. A Case Report

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

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Acute gastric dilatation is a rare and life threatening disease. The usual symptoms of acute gastric dilatation can vary and be nonspecific, including acute...

Acute Gastric Dilatation in a 13 Year Old Child. A Case Report

Published Online: Nov 18, 2020

Page range: 52 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2020-0013

Keywords
acute, gastric, dilatation, child

© 2020 Elīna Kalnakārkle et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Acute Gastric Dilatation in a 13 Year Old Child. A Case Report

Published Online: Nov 18, 2020

Page range: 52 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2020-0013

Keywordsacute, gastric, dilatation, child

© 2020 Elīna Kalnakārkle et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
acute, gastric, dilatation, child