Gastrointestinal Perforation Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Gastrointestinal obstruction, perforation, and bleeding in a patient with gastrointestinal lymphoma (may also be caused by chemotherapy). [patient.info]

(PGI NHL), whose initial presentation was bowel obstruction or perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Surgery is often required for diagnosis and to avoid perforation during therapy. [web.archive.org]

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Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

Though there are isolated reports of gastrointestinal lesions managed by endoscopic sclerotherapy [3 ] and polypectomy, [4 ] the risk of perforation, necrosis and incomplete [tropicalgastro.com]

Perforation is a serious risk with these techniques because the transmural extension of lesions grossly appears to be mucosal. [ajronline.org]

Gastrointestinal lesions in the esophagus, stomach, proximal duodenum, and colon may be treated with endoscopic band ligation or sclerotherapy. [ajronline.org]

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Stomach Perforation

How is Gastrointestinal Perforation Treated? [dovemed.com]

Gastrointestinal perforation Other names Ruptured bowel, [1] gastrointestinal rupture Free air under the right diaphragm from a perforated bowel. [en.wikipedia.org]

A perforation may also occur in the gallbladder. This can have symptoms that are similar to the symptoms of a gastrointestinal perforation. [healthline.com]

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Intestinal Perforation

How is Gastrointestinal Perforation Treated? [dovemed.com]

{at}hotmail.com Statistics from Altmetric.com gastrointestinal perforation gut Neonatal gastrointestinal perforation is a common condition carrying a mortality of 17–60%. [fn.bmj.com]

(Also known as/Synonyms) Bowel Perforation GI Perforation Perforation of the Intestine What is Gastrointestinal Perforation? [dovemed.com]

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Colonic Perforation

Gastrointestinal perforation is a hole in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Gastrointestinal perforation Other names Ruptured bowel, [1] gastrointestinal rupture Free air under the right diaphragm from a perforated bowel. [en.wikipedia.org]

It is possible for a perforation, or hole, to develop in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. This condition is called gastrointestinal perforation. [medicalnewstoday.com]

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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

Acute onset of severe abdominal pain, fever, shock and cardiovascular failure may indicate gastrointestinal perforation or tumor torsion and peritonitis. [symptoma.com]

English Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation has been reported in siltuximab clinical trials although not in MCD trials. [mymemory.translated.net]

Here, we report the first successful endoscopic resection of an exophytic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) using a novel perforation-free suction excavation technique [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Meckel Diverticulum

and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

MD manifests in adults as gastrointestinal bleeding, bowel obstruction, intussusception, or perforation in METHOD: We used PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, Ovid, and Cochrane [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] obstruction, perforation or intussusception. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Meckel Diverticulitis

[…] pseudolesions due to oral contrast mixing artifact 224 Case 67 Perforated colon cancer mimicking diverticulitis 228 Case 68 Pseudoabscess due to absorbable hemostatic sponge [books.google.com]

[…] diverticulum in children include gastrointestinal haemorrhage, intestinal obstruction or intussuception and diverticulitis. [casereports.bmj.com]

[…] gastric acid or alkaline pancreatic juice from the ectopic mucosa leads to ulceration in the adjacent ileal mucosa i.e. peptic or pancreatic ulcer. [10] Pain, bleeding or perforation [en.wikipedia.org]

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Gallstone Ileus

Gallstone ileus is a rare condition that can develop following inflammation of the gall bladder when a gallstone entering the bowel causes gastrointestinal obstruction. It occurs mainly in the elderly; the advanced age and comorbidities make the management of the disease challenging. Gallstone ileus is the consequence[…] [symptoma.com]

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Pneumoperitoneum

Free gas in the peritoneal cavity is not always associated with gastrointestinal perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pneumoperitoneum mostly associates with gastrointestinal perforation. There are very few cases where surgery can be avoided. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Gastric Rupture

Gastrointestinal perforation Other names Ruptured bowel, [1] gastrointestinal rupture Free air under the right diaphragm from a perforated bowel. [en.wikipedia.org]

Abdominal X-rays and CT scans revealed free air and fluid in the abdominal cavity, leading to a diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A perforation may also occur in the gallbladder. This can have symptoms that are similar to the symptoms of a gastrointestinal perforation. [healthline.com]

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Using a customized targeted exome-sequencing system we identified nonsense mutations in TNXB in a patient who had recurrent gastrointestinal perforation due to tissue fragility [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In 70% of cases, vascular rupture or dissection, gastrointestinal perforation, or organ rupture is a presenting sign. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Serious complications were found in four individuals, two with gastrointestinal perforation at the age of 32 years, two had died from an aortic rupture (34 and 44 years old [laeknabladid.is]

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Gastroduodenal Perforation

Value of computed tomography in detecting occult gastrointestinal perforation. [em-consulte.com]

Gastrointestinal perforation Other names Ruptured bowel, [1] gastrointestinal rupture Free air under the right diaphragm from a perforated bowel. [en.wikipedia.org]

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 136 CT scans of patients with surgically proven non-traumatic gastrointestinal perforation during 7 years. 92 patients had GDP and 44 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Rectal Perforation

Gastrointestinal perforation Other names Ruptured bowel, [1] gastrointestinal rupture Free air under the right diaphragm from a perforated bowel. [en.wikipedia.org]

congenital anal stenosis Introduction Gastrointestinal perforation in neonates continues to be a serious problem in paediatric surgical practice because of the high morbidity [jpss.eu]

Hirschsprung's disease presenting as neonatal gastrointestinal perforation. Br J Surg 1991; 78: 188–189. 10 Agrawala G, Predanic M, Perni SC, Chasen ST. [nature.com]

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Perforated Viscus

How is Gastrointestinal Perforation Treated? [dovemed.com]

{at}hotmail.com Statistics from Altmetric.com gastrointestinal perforation gut Neonatal gastrointestinal perforation is a common condition carrying a mortality of 17–60%. [fn.bmj.com]

Gastrointestinal perforation Other names Ruptured bowel, [1] gastrointestinal rupture Free air under the right diaphragm from a perforated bowel. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Jejunal Diverticulosis

Gastrointestinal perforations following kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc 2008;40:1895-6. [najms.org]

These included two cases of gastrointestinal haemorrhage, one case of perforation and one case of enterolith obstruction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Free Jejunal diverticulosis (JD) is a rare entity that manifests in various ways, from a lack of symptoms to potentially fatal complications like bowel perforation or gastrointestinal [journals.lww.com]

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Peritonitis

perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although surgical repair would be the best method for the treatment of diffuse peritonitis due to gastrointestinal perforation or anastomotic leakage, our case suggests that [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Conclusion: In contrast to western literature, where lower gastrointestinal tract perforation, upper gastrointestinal tract perforation constitute the majority of cases in [jusurgery.com]

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Malignant Atrophic Papulosis

Malignant atrophic papulosis (MAP) is a rare disease with an extremely grim prognosis, death being due to gastrointestinal perforation and neurological disorders. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

XY Zheng, DY Huang, Y Xin and XF Wang, Malignant Atrophic Papulosis with Severe Gastrointestinal Perforation and Omental Necrosis: A Case Report, Journal of International [doi.org]

Untreated systemic Degos Disease typically results in gastrointestinal perforations/sepsis and strokes. What does Degos Disease have to do with Scleroderma? [steffens-scleroderma.org]

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Duodenal Diverticulum

The present case suggests that upper gastrointestinal series followed by CT scan is useful for the preoperative diagnosis of perforated duodenal diverticulum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Radiologic diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation. Radiol Clin North Am 2003; 41:1095-1115, v [Google Scholar] [ajronline.org]

About 90% of patients appear asymptomatic, manifesting symptoms mostly once established complications such as: gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Duodenal Ulcer Perforation

Endoscopic closure of acute iatrogenic perforations during diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in the gastrointestinal tract using metallic clips: A literature review. [jdeonline.in]

Perforated duodenal ulcer in childhood. Br J Surg 1972;59:288-9. 2. Tan Cel, Kiely EM, Agrawal M, Brereton RJ, Spitz L. Neonatal gastrointestinal perforation. [afrjpaedsurg.org]

Spontaneous esophageal perforation (SEP) is the most serious and rapidly lethal perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Peritoneal Abscess

An intra-abdominal abscess may arise following: Localization of peritonitis Gastrointestinal perforation Anastomotic leak Hematogenous (bloodstream) spread Sites of gravitational [mssurgery.com]

Sepsis occurring after upper gastrointestinal perforation causes less morbidity and mortality than does sepsis from colonic disease processes. [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

Causes [ edit ] Infection [ edit ] Perforation of part of the gastrointestinal tract is the most common cause of peritonitis. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Upper Respiratory Infection

Another black-box warning related to NSAIDs comments on the increased risk of gastrointestinal irritation, inflammation, ulceration, bleeding, and perforation with the use [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Acute Alcohol Intoxication

Cholecystoenteric fistulas An acutely inflamed gall bladder may create a cholecystoenteric fistula by adhering to and causing a perforation in other parts of the gastrointestinal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ileus is a disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract. [slideshare.net]

• Another complication, gallstone ileus, occurs if the gallbladder perforates and forms a fistula with the nearby small bowel, leading to symptoms of intestinal obstruction [slideshare.net]

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Esophageal Perforation

Gastrointestinal perforation associated with MNGIE is extremely rare. Herein we present our unique case with MNGIE associated abdominal esophageal perforation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation was made, and emergent laparotomy performed. [austinpublishinggroup.com]

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy-associated gastrointestinal perforations: a single-center experience. Surgery 2010; 148:876. dr.basit@live.com 26. [slideshare.net]

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Subphrenic Abscess

The abscess developed secondarily to an occult perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, which was, diagnosed indirectly by the discovery of a fishbone within the abscess [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] of gastrointestinal perforation and the second most common complication of peptic ulcer disease [ 2 ]. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

[…] tract perforation [7,8]. [oatext.com]

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Constipation

[…] inflammatory conditions, gastrointestinal ulceration and perforation, gastrointestinal haemorrhages, stomatitis and ulceration, ascites, vomiting, gastrointestinal and abdominal [glosbe.com]

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 4

[…] complications. 5 Perioperative management should avoid triggers, such as raised arterial pressure, that can lead to vascular or gastrointestinal perforations. [academic.oup.com]

Rupture of the gastrointestinal tract occurs in about 25% of affected individuals. The majority of GI perforations occur in the sigmoid colon. [reumatologia-dr-bravo.cl]

Because the disease is often not diagnosed in a timely manner, patients often present with gastrointestinal perforations, organ ruptures, or ruptured blood vessels. [forgottendiseases.org]

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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis

In PCI with pneumoperitoneum, differentiation from gastrointestinal perforation is important and following the clinical symptoms over time is vital. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intraperitoneal free air in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with induction chemotherapy is an ominous sign suspective of gastrointestinal perforation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Laparotomy revealed no signs of gastrointestinal perforation, although amber-coloured ascites were present in the pelvis. [nature.com]

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Gingivitis

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors were significantly more likely to be associated (P 0.03) with abdominal effusion than other tumor types. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] included mass echogenicity, homogeneity, presence of cavitation, layer of origin, bowel wall symmetry, and loss of wall layering, location, size, vascularity, and evidence of perforation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Anemia

Look for free air under the diaphragm in a patient with suspected upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, especially in association with an ulcer that has perforated. [emedicine.com]

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