Spontaneous Rupture of the Stomach in a Healthy Adult Man After Sodium Bicarbonate Ingestion
Authors: MICHAEL R. MASTRANGELO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Brief Reports1 November 1984Spontaneous Rupture of the Stomach in a Healthy Adult Man After Sodium Bicarbonate IngestionMICHAEL R. MASTRANGELO, M.D., EDWARD W. MOORE, M.D.MICHAEL R. MASTRANGELO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD W. MOORE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-5-649 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSpontaneous rupture of the stomach is a rare event that usually is fatal. We report the case of a patient in whom rupture occurred within 1 minute after ingestion of a label-recommended dose of sodium bicarbonate. The patient had surgery and survived. This is the fifth such case reported in the literature.A 31-year-old white man was apparently in excellent health before the present illness. He had no history of peptic ulcer disease, abdominal trauma, or surgery. At approximately 2000 h on 25 June 1981, the patient began eating dinner at a Mexican restaurant. He had two margueritas, an order...References1. BRUNOGRIEROBER MWW. Spontaneous laceration and rupture of esophagus and stomach. Arch Intern Med. 1963;112:574-83. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LEMMONPASCHAL WG. Rupture of the stomach following ingestion of sodium bicarbonate. Ann Surg. 1941;114:997-1003. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MURDFIELD P. Rupture of the stomach from sodium bicarbonate. Klin Wochenschr. 1926;5:1613. (Abstract in JAMA. 1926;87:1692-3 and Ann Surg. 1929;89:247-63.) CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ZERCHAIMOFFDINTSMANTIKVA MCMP. Spontaneous rupture of the stomach following ingestion of sodium bicarbonate. Arch Surg. 1970;101:532-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KREGEL L. Spontaneous rupture of the stomach. Am J Surg. 1955;21:505-7. Google Scholar6. SHALDON C. Spontaneous rupture of the stomach. Br J Surg. 1961;48:640-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FIESTERZINN RL. Spontaneous gastric rupture during pregnancy (case report). W Va Med J. 1975;71:110. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. FLEMINGHORTONWAGGET LJJ. Spontaneous rupture of the stomach: a rare complication of pyloric stenosis. Br J Surg. 1966;53:384-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. ALBODE LORIMIERSILEN RAW. Spontaneous rupture of the stomach in the adult. Surgery. 1963;53:797-805. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpontaneous gastric rupture after Sodium Bicarbonate consumption: A case reportCLINICAL INTESTINAL GAS SYNDROMESGastrointestinal drugs 1 November 1984Volume 101, Issue 5Page: 649-650KeywordsAbdominal surgeryBicarbonatesIngestionPeptic ulcersRenal diseasesResearch grantsSodiumStomachSurgeryTrauma surgery Issue Published: 1 November 1984 PDF downloadLoading ...