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[Perforation of a hiatal hernia after a high altitude flight].
- Source :
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Revue medicale de Liege [Rev Med Liege] 2007 Mar; Vol. 62 (3), pp. 144-6. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- We report the case of a 84-year-old patient who came to the emergency department for vomiting and epigastralgia which had occurred during an air flight. These symptoms were related to the intraabdominal perforation of a massive hiatal hernia on barotrauma due to high altitude.
- Subjects :
- Aged, 80 and over
Atmospheric Pressure
Barotrauma etiology
Female
Gastrectomy
Hernia, Hiatal diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Hiatal surgery
Humans
Peptic Ulcer Perforation complications
Peptic Ulcer Perforation diagnostic imaging
Peptic Ulcer Perforation surgery
Stomach Ulcer complications
Stomach Ulcer diagnostic imaging
Stomach Ulcer surgery
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Vomiting etiology
Aircraft
Altitude
Barotrauma complications
Hernia, Hiatal complications
Peptic Ulcer Perforation etiology
Stomach Ulcer etiology
Travel
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0370-629X
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revue medicale de Liege
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17511380