A rare case of acute mesenteric ischaemia and duodenal ulcer perforation together in a single patient in a tertiary care hospital

Authors

  • Ahmed Siddique Ammar Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Zahara Sattar Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Syed Asghar Naqi Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Ali Hadi Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Farwa Inayat Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Mahwish Noor Ul Haq Department of Surgery, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3716

Abstract

A 57 years old male presented in the emergency department of EAST Surgical Ward, MAYO Hospital Lahore in February 2021 with complaints of abdominal distension, pain and vomiting. He was a chronic smoker and diagnosed hypertensive for the last 14 years but was  non-compliant with oral antihypertensive medications. He was a factory worker and took NSAIDs off and on for pain in the knee joint for the last five years. On examination, his abdomen was tense and tender with resonant percussion notes in the right hypogastrium and epigastrium. His chest x-ray showed free gas under the right  diaphragm. Diagnosis of a perforated duodenal ulcer was made and exploratory laparotomy was done. Examination revealed a perforated ulcer in the first part of the duodenum with greenish gangrenous patches on the next 3 feet of the small gut.

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Published

2022-04-05

How to Cite

Ammar , A. S. ., Sattar, Z., Naqi, S. A., Hadi, A., Inayat, F., & Noor Ul Haq, M. (2022). A rare case of acute mesenteric ischaemia and duodenal ulcer perforation together in a single patient in a tertiary care hospital. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(4), 755–757. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.3716

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Case Report

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