Abdominal trauma

Complete Rupture of the Stomach in Closed Abdominal Injury: A Report of 3 Cases

“…C abdominal injuries states that the organs injured in order of frequency are liver, spleen, small intestine, large intestine, kidneys, stomach, bladder, diaphragm (left side) and, rarely, a pregnant uterus. Allen and Curry (1957) in a survey of 297 consecutive cases in 1957 found a different order; kidney 13.5 per cent., spleen 12.6 per cent., bladder, 9.1 per cent., jejuno-ileum 8.2 per cent., liver 7.8 per cent., colon 3.9 per cent., diaphragm 3.9 per cent., stomach 1.3 per cent. and pancreas 0.9 per cent.…”

Isolated double gastric rupture as a result of blunt abdominal trauma

“…In reviews, the reported occurrence ranges from 0.02% to 1.7%. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 Only 67 cases have been reported in the literature since 1930. Yajka et al 7 presented two cases and reviewed an additional 35 cases from the literature from 1930–1975.…”