Clinical Endoscopy

  • 제51권4호
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  • Pages.381-383
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  • 2018
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  • 2234-2400(pISSN)
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  • 2234-2443(eISSN)
대한소화기내시경학회 (The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
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Stomach Perforation Caused by Ingesting Liquid Nitrogen: A Case Report on the Effect of a Dangerous Snack

  • 투고 : 2017.11.02
  • 심사 : 2018.01.23
  • 발행 : 2018.07.30
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초록

We report our experience with a case of stomach perforation after accidental ingestion of liquid nitrogen. A 13-year-old boy ate a snack at an amusement park and began to complain of sudden onset of severe abdominal pain with shortness of breath. It was determined that the snack he had ingested had been cooled with liquid nitrogen. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen and a chest X-ray showed a large volume of pneumoperitoneum. During surgery, a 4-cm perforation of the angularis incisura of the stomach was identified. Primary repair and omentopexy was performed. The patient was discharged without postoperative complications.

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