Gastric rupture caused by intragastric perforation of splenic artery aneurysm: a case report and literature review.

Hazuki Koguchi, Keita Nakatsutsumi, Takahiro Ikuta, Akihiro Fujita, Yasuhiro Otomo, Koji Morishita

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Hazuki KoguchiDepartment of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0034, Japan. hazukikoguchi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7799-6879

Keita NakatsutsumiDepartment of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0034, Japan.

Takahiro IkutaDepartment of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0034, Japan.

Akihiro FujitaDepartment of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0034, Japan.

Yasuhiro OtomoDepartment of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0034, Japan.

Koji MorishitaDepartment of Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Trauma and Acute Critical Care Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0034, Japan.

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backgroundThe rupture of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm (SAP) is life-threatening disease, often caused by trauma and pancreatitis. SAPs often rupture into the abdominal cavity and rarely into the stomach. CASE PRESENTATION: A 70-year-old male with no previous medical history was transported to our emergency center with transient loss of consciousness and tarry stools. After admission, the patient become hemodynamically unstable and his upper abdomen became markedly distended. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography performed on admission showed the presence of a splenic artery aneurysm (SAP) at the bottom of a gastric ulcer. Based on the clinical picture and evidence on explorative tests, we established a preliminary diagnosis of ruptured SAP bleeding into the stomach and performed emergency laparotomy. Intraoperative findings revealed the presence of a large intra-abdominal hematoma that had ruptured into the stomach. When we performed gastrotomy at the anterior wall of the stomach from the ruptured area, we found pulsatile bleeding from the exposed SAP; therefore, the SAP was ligated from inside of the stomach, with gauze packing into the ulcer. We temporarily closed the stomach wall and performed open abdomen management, as a damage control surgery (DCS) approach. On the third day of admission, total gastrectomy and splenectomy were performed, and reconstruction surgery was performed the next day. Histopathological studies of the stomach samples indicated the presence of moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma. Since no malignant cells were found at the rupture site, we concluded that the gastric rupture was caused by increased internal pressure due to the intra-abdominal hematoma.

conclusionsWe successfully treated a patient with intragastric rupture of the SAP that was caused by gastric cancer invasion, accompanied by gastric rupture, by performing DCS. When treating gastric bleeding, such rare causes must be considered and appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies should be designed according to the cause of bleeding.

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Acute care surgeryDamage control surgeryGastric cancerGastric ruptureRuptured splenic artery aneurysm

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PMID38884824

DOI10.1186/s40792-024-01944-4

PMCPMC11182992

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