MALLORY-WEISS SYNDROME
A
lesion of the oesophagogastric mucosa in the form of a linear
tear in alcoholic patients, the
patients present with bleeding.
Treatment consists
of control of
bleeding with Sengstaken-
Blackmore tube or endoscopic cautery.
7. ACUTE DILATATION OF STOMACH
This is a complication seen in
patients who are severely ill and
have
post-operative ileus (intestinal distention) that
follows
abdominal surgery.
The
patient usually aged, develops during the course of delayed
recovery from
surgery, or prolonged
illness, signs of
hypovolemia, there
is accumulation of gas and
fluid in the
stomach, which shows up on X-ray.
Nasogastric aspiration does not
relieve distension.
Fluid & electrolyte balance is the treatment available
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