Elderly man who presented with
hematemesis (vomiting blood) and melena (black, tarry stools). Endoscopy
revealed three gastric ulcers. At the base of one ulcer was this perforation,
which required surgical intervention.
Elderly man who presented with
hematemesis (vomiting blood) and melena (black, tarry stools). Endoscopy
revealed three gastric ulcers. At the base of one ulcer was this perforation,
which required surgical intervention.
65 year-old man who presented
with abdominal pain and hematemesis. Abdominal exam was relatively benign, and
abdominal x-rays had not been suggestive of perforated viscus. Endoscopy
revealed a chronically perforated gastric ulcer, through which the liver was
visible.