Presentation
Severe epigastric pain with vomiting, and hematemesis after a suicide attempt with caustic ingestion.
Patient Data
Age: 75 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Acute corrosive gastritis
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Diffuse gastric wall edema with no mucosal enhancement on postcontrast sequences in keeping with extensive necrosis. No gastric perforation is seen.
A calcified hepatic hydatid cyst is noted as well as a gallstone and left renal stone.
Case Discussion
CT features of acute corrosive gastritis. At endoscopy, the caustic lesions were classified grade 3B (extensive necrosis), according to the endoscopic grading of the caustic gastrointestinal injury 1.
Additional contributor: A. Ramdani, MD
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