Gastric Ulcer Perforation in Heart-Lung Transplant Patient: A Successful Case of Early Surgical Intervention and Management
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 1094-1097, 2003.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-119962
ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal complications may follow organ transplantation. A patient who underwent heart lung transplantation due to patent ductus arteriosus and Eisenmenger's syndrome had an episode of acute cardiac rejection and was treated with a bolus injection of methylprednisolone followed by a high oral dose of prednisone. On the 22nd postoperative day, the patient complained of acute abdominal pain with muscular rigidity and a plain chest x-ray showed free air in the right subdiaphragmatic area. Under the suspicion of bowel perforation, an emergency laparotomy was performed and the perforated stomach had a wedge-shaped resection that included the perforation. Following the laparotomy, the postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on post-laparotomy day 10.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Peptic Ulcer Perforation
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Stomach Ulcer
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Heart-Lung Transplantation
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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