Journal article
Postmortem gastric perforation (gastromalacia) mimicking abusive injury in sudden unexplained infant death
Pediatric radiology, Vol.41(12), pp.1595-1597
12/2011
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2061-z
PMID: 21607601
Abstract
Gastromalacia is a postmortem autolysis of gastric tissue that can culminate in gastric perforation. This entity is well-recognized by pathologists but is rarely encountered by diagnostic radiologists. We are reporting a case of sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) in which a boy was found to have pneumoperitoneum on postmortem radiographs, subsequently proved by autopsy to be caused by postmortem gastric perforation resulting from gastromalacia. It is important for radiologists to recognize this entity so as not to mistake it for bowel perforation caused by antemortem pathology, including inflicted trauma.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Postmortem gastric perforation (gastromalacia) mimicking abusive injury in sudden unexplained infant death
- Creators
- Andrew Laczniak - Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Iowa IA USAYutaka Sato - Department of Radiology University of Iowa 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa IA 52242 USAMarcus Nashelsky - Department of Pathology University of Iowa Iowa IA USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric radiology, Vol.41(12), pp.1595-1597
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; Berlin/Heidelberg
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00247-011-2061-z
- PMID
- 21607601
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
- eISSN
- 1432-1998
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2011
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984046833502771
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